Publications by authors named "Liz J A Cuperus"
Article Synopsis
- Medication non-adherence in COPD patients is a pressing issue, prompting interest in simpler treatment options like single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) over multi-inhaler triple therapy (MITT) and the use of smart inhalers.
- A literature review examining adherence levels between SITT and MITT found that most observational trials favored SITT for better adherence and clinical outcomes, while smart inhalers generally showed a positive but varied impact.
- The TRICOLON trial is a planned study to further investigate the effectiveness of SITT and smart inhalers on improving adherence among COPD patients, involving 300 participants across ten hospitals.
NPJ Prim Care Respir Med
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- Symptoms of asthma and COPD can be similar, and patients may have both conditions simultaneously, indicating a need for better assessment tools.
- The study aimed to develop a new questionnaire by combining the asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) and the clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ) to evaluate disease burden across all obstructive lung diseases.
- Using data from various patient cohorts, researchers identified nine key questions through Principal Component Analysis (PCA), leading to the proposed "Obstructive Lung Disease Questionnaire" for more effective disease assessment.
