Partnership-based nursing practice framework for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their families-A discursive paper.

Aim: The increase in the number of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the disease burden, has prompted concerted efforts to improve healthcare, particularly outpatient services. In line with these attempts the Partnership-Based Nursing Practice Theoretical Framework for People with COPD was developed to guide outpatient nursing care. The principal approach of the framework is a 'Dialogue' with the patients, which has four components: 'Establishing family involvement', 'Assisting living with symptoms' and 'Facilitating access to healthcare', with the primary goal being 'Enhancement of the health experience'.

Patients and families realising their future with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: To gain insight into the lived experience of learning about having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for patients and their families.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease often progresses for years. Adjustment to declining health is gradual, and the disease may have developed considerably when health care is sought and people are diagnosed.

Effectiveness of a partnership-based self-management programme for patients with mild and moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-month, partnership-based self-management programme for patients with mild and moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Self-management is a widely valued concept used to address contemporary issues of chronic health problems. Findings of self-management programmes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are inconclusive.

[Ambulatory measuraments are better tolerated than in-hospital measuraments of sleep apnea.].

Objective: This study compares self reported measures of sleep quality between groups of patients undergoing ambulatory or in-hospital annual control of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy.

Methods: 70 consecutive Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) patients scheduled for an annual control of CPAP therapy were randomly assigned to either ambulatory or in the hospital conditions. The same recording equipment was used in both conditions.