The AJMC® COPD compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
May 20th 2024
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) have an increased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, highlighting the need for better understanding of these conditions through increased spirometry data collection.
Study Finds Patients With COPD Likely to Use eHealth for Disease Management
June 16th 2021Investigators quelled concerns regarding whether patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) would be likely to use eHealth tools after finding that most had internet access and were regular users of information technology.
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Study Identifies Treatable Traits Associated With Declining Lung Function, QOL in COPD
June 10th 2021Treatable traits associated with the decline in lung function and quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were detected in a longitudinal study, highlighting targets that physicians can address to better individualize COPD management.
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Sex and Age Differences Found in Virus-Related ED Visits, Hospitalization in COPD
June 5th 2021Variances between sex and age were found among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a viral infection who visited the emergency department (ED) visit or were hospitalized, highlighting the role that these factors play.
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Physical Frailty Impacts Over 40% of Patients With COPD and Respiratory Failure
June 4th 2021Physical frailty affects a large proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic respiratory failure and current tools for detection may be inadequate, according to a recent report.
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ATS 2021 Abstracts Identify Factors Influencing Hospitalization Risks for COPD
May 27th 2021Abstracts from the ATS 2021 International Conference addressed patient decision-making frameworks for seeking care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and tactics used to assist hospitals in implementing readmission reduction plans.
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What Factors Can Help Improve the Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD?
May 25th 2021Abstracts from the ATS 2021 International Conference provided some insight into tactics that could improve the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation programs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Characteristics of COPD Vary Among Different Demographics and Smoking Statuses
May 21st 2021Posters presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference noted some ways clinical characteristics associated with patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) differ based on different demographics and smoking status.
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Tailoring COPD Management Strategies May Require Additional Pulmonary Function Testing
May 18th 2021In a review, investigators concluded that physicians should use pulmonary function tests in addition to standard spirometry evaluations to better ensure that patients are appropriately being diagnosed and treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Model Using Wearable Tech, Smartphone App Able to Predict AECOPD
May 11th 2021The model that incorporated environmental and lifestyle data collected from a fitness tracker and a smartphone app was successful at predicting acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) 7 days in advance.
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Study Identifies Key Factors Affecting Patient Willingness to Use eHealth Tools in COPD
May 7th 2021Specific factors, such as experience with technology and health literacy, were key drivers of whether a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) would benefit or be likely to use eHealth tools to improve self-management skills, investigators concluded.
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Adjusting Endurance Walk Test for COPD Could Improve Accuracy, Study Says
May 5th 2021Factors related to pulmonary and physical activity could serve as predictors for how long patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can tolerate during an endurance walk test, potentially leading to more accurate analyses on the effectiveness of interventions.
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Study Clarifies Relationship Establishing a Biomarker for Physical Activity in COPD
April 29th 2021Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) may be a useful biomarker for predicting physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which could help physicians better determine disease prognosis, investigators concluded.
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Analysis Buttresses Idea That Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD Guard Against Lung Cancer
April 28th 2021Authors of a global meta-analysis concluded that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who are generally at a higher risk for lung cancer, may gain some protection from inhaled corticosteroids.
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Review on Blended Self-management Shows Mixed Results on Relieving COPD Burden
April 8th 2021A meta-analysis, where many studies ranged in evidence quality, revealed mixed results on the effectiveness of blended self-management interventions in chronic lung conditions, establishing a need for more research.
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Study Finds Depression, Anxiety to Be More Common in COPD Than Other Chronic Comorbidities
April 6th 2021Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were found to be more likely to take medications for depression or anxiety than for other common comorbidities associated with the disease, investigators concluded.
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Korean Quality Assessment Program Found to Be Effective at Improving COPD Care
April 2nd 2021A quality assessment program conducted in the Republic of Korea may be effective in improving disease management and prognosis for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the effects may be temporary.
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Study Finds 3-Fold Higher Care Costs for Patients With COPD Than Healthy Patients
March 26th 2021Largely driven by hospitalizations and medications, health care costs were found to be 3 times greater for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than for healthy individuals, according to a recent Danish study.
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Possible Value in Using Clinically Important Deterioration as COPD Prognosis Indicator
March 20th 2021Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with clinically important deterioration were found to have greater exacerbations and mortality risks; however, triplet therapy could help rectify that.
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Researchers Identify Patients With COPD at Risk for Hypercapnia Development
March 13th 2021Researchers analyzed 2 cohorts of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to characterize who is most at risk for developing hypercapnia and who could most benefit from at-home noninvasive inhalation therapy.
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Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs for COPD Must Continue to Address Patient Access
March 12th 2021Telerehabilitation programs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have to address uptake barriers surrounding inadequate funding and access issues for elderly patients in order to last in a post–COVID-19 world, according to researchers.
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Certain COPD, Asthma Medications May Increase COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk
March 5th 2021Study results show that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and comorbid asthma may have a greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 if they use bronchodilators or steroids plus bronchodilators.
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Study Identifies Thousands of Potential Diagnosis Errors Among Patients With COPD
March 3rd 2021Researchers found that thousands of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) did not follow the traditional trajectory associated with the disease, suggesting a possible incorrect diagnosis.
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