Publications by authors named "H Muellerova"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to understand the experiences and responses of COPD patients and their caregivers during exacerbations through semi-structured interviews at four different centers in England.
- - A total of 40 patients and 7 caregivers participated, revealing three major themes: the importance of clinician language, the profound impact of symptom worsening, and the lasting effects of early help-seeking experiences on patient behavior.
- - Findings suggest that early intervention and effective communication can significantly improve how patients and caregivers manage COPD exacerbations, with the "Breathing Space" framework offering a helpful approach for addressing their needs.
Background: This study compared management of high-risk COPD patients in the UK to national and international management recommendations and quality standards, including the COllaboratioN on QUality improvement initiative for achieving Excellence in STandards of COPD care (CONQUEST). The primary comparison was in 2019, but trends from 2000 to 2019 were also examined.
Methods: Patients identified in the Optimum Patient Care Research Database were categorised as newly diagnosed (≤12 months after diagnosis), already diagnosed, and potential COPD (smokers having exacerbation-like events).
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are managed predominantly in primary care. However, key opportunities to optimize treatment are often not realized due to unrecognized disease and delayed implementation of appropriate interventions for both diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals. The COllaboratioN on QUality improvement initiative for achieving Excellence in STandards of COPD care (CONQUEST) is the first-of-its-kind, collaborative, interventional COPD registry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by varying trajectories of decline. Information regarding the prognostic value of preventing short-term clinically important deterioration (CID) in lung function, health status, or first moderate/severe exacerbation as a composite endpoint of worsening is needed. We evaluated post hoc the link between early CID and long-term adverse outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Asthma and COPD may overlap (ACO) but information about incidence and risk factors are lacking. This study aimed to estimate prevalence, incidence and risk factors of chronic airway obstruction (CAO) in a population-based adult asthma cohort.
Methods: During 1986-2001 a large population-based asthma cohort was identified (n = 2055, 19-72y).