Publications by authors named "Ingrid M Augustin"
Article Synopsis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex illness that affects more than just the lungs, influencing a patient’s physical, emotional, and social health, and varies significantly among individuals.
- * Management of COPD requires personalized and sophisticated strategies to address each patient’s unique needs, due to the disease's complexity and unpredictable treatment responses.
- * There is a need for dynamic and holistic approaches that focus on multidimensional patient profiling to ensure personalized treatment and improve overall healthcare outcomes for individuals with COPD.
The independent and central role of the patient with a complex chronic respiratory disease in targeted, personalized disease management strategies is becoming increasingly important. Patients are the ones living with the disease and are finally responsible for their lives underlining their role as essential members of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Areas covered: The present paper narratively reviews existing research and discusses the special, as well as specialized, role of the patient with a complex chronic respiratory disease in the healthcare system and highlights fundamental elements of the (future) relationship between patient and healthcare professionals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the present study was to profile a multidimensional response to pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Dyspnoea, exercise performance, health status, mood status and problematic activities of daily life were assessed before and after a 40-session pulmonary rehabilitation programme in 2068 patients with COPD (mean forced expiratory volume in 1 s of 49% predicted). Patients were ordered by their overall similarity concerning their multidimensional response profile, which comprises the overall response on MRC dyspnoea grade, 6MWD, cycle endurance time, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure performance and satisfaction scores, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale anxiety and depression, and St George's Respiratory Questionnaire total score, using a novel non-parametric regression technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The present study aimed to assess COPD patients' experiences during an in-patient pulmonary rehabilitation program and the guidance provided by healthcare professionals. A third aim regarded examining ways to anticipate the transfer to the home environment after completion of the program.
Methods: Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from seven COPD patients at the beginning and six other COPD patients at the end of an in-patient pulmonary rehabilitation program, supplemented by a focus group and semi-structured interviews with 14 healthcare professionals of the involved disciplines.