Self-management is of increasing importance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
management. However, there is confusion over what processes are involved, how the …

Background: The idea of self-management is to teach patients how to carry out the activities
of daily living optimally in the face of their physiological impairment, and to prevent or …

Reduction in the morbidity associated with asthma requires attention to several aspects of
the behaviour of health professionals and patients, and to the interactions between these two …

Background: The assessment of asthma control is pivotal to the evaluation of treatment
response in individuals and in clinical trials. Previously, asthma control, severity, and …

Asthma is a global health problem affecting around 300 million individuals of all ages, ethnic
groups and countries. It is estimated that around 250,000 people die prematurely each year …

Concepts of asthma severity and control are important in the evaluation of patients and their
response to treatment but the terminology is not standardised and the terms are often used …

… MR Partridge contributed to the conception and design of the study, the analysis and
interpretation of the data, and the drafting of the paper. T. van der Molen, SE Myrseth and WW …

In between exacerbations, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is usually regarded
as a stable condition, but there is increasing recognition of variability in this state. This …

Study objectives This study was conducted to gain insight into patients’ comprehension,
recognition, and experience of exacerbations of COPD, and to explore the patient burden …

INTRODUCTION Need for new recommendations for managing passengers with respiratory
disease planning air travel Since the first British Thoracic Society (BTS) recommendations …