Quantification of inaccurate diagnosis of COPD in primary care medicine: an analysis of the COACH clinical audit.

Inaccurate diagnosis in COPD is a current problem with relevant consequences in terms of inefficient health care, which has not been thoroughly studied in primary care medicine. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the degree of inaccurate diagnosis in Primary Care in Spain and study the determinants associated with it. The Community Assessment of COPD Health Care (COACH) study is a national, observational, randomized, non-interventional, national clinical audit aimed at evaluating clinical practice for patients with COPD in primary care medicine in Spain.

[Healthcare resources for asthma management at primary care level: Asthmabarometer Project].

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the current provision of basic resources for asthma management in Primary Health Care (PHC).

Design: Cross-sectional study, with an ad hoc quantitative survey.

Location And Participants: A total of 380 primary healthcare physicians in Spain.

Community Assessment of COPD Health Care (COACH) study: a clinical audit on primary care performance variability in COPD care.

Background: A thorough evaluation of the adequacy of clinical practice in a designated health care setting and temporal context is key for clinical care improvement. This study aimed to perform a clinical audit of primary care to evaluate clinical care delivered to patients with COPD in routine clinical practice.

Methods: The Community Assessment of COPD Health Care (COACH) study was an observational, multicenter, nationwide, non-interventional, retrospective, clinical audit of randomly selected primary care centers in Spain.