A case scenario study for the assessment of physician's behavior in the management of COPD: the WHY study.

Purpose: COPD diagnosis is mainly based on clinical judgment of physicians. Physicians do not also refer to COPD guidelines in their daily practice. This study aimed to assess attitudes of physicians regarding COPD diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up and to identify the factors influencing physicians' decisions in clinical practice.

Adherence to GOLD guideline treatment recommendations among pulmonologists in Turkey.

Background: Low adherence to Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guideline recommendations has been reported worldwide. There has been no study on the adherence to GOLD guidelines for COPD treatment in Turkey.

Objectives: To investigate the rates of adherence to GOLD 2010 guidelines for COPD treatment among pulmonologists.

Categorization of COPD patients in Turkey via GOLD 2013 strategy document: ALPHABET study.

Objective: To determine distribution of COPD assessment categories and physicians' adherence to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2013 strategy in Turkish COPD patients.

Methods: A total of 1,610 COPD patients (mean [standard deviation] age: 62.6 [9.