Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Self-Management and Prevention of COPD

Self-Management and Prevention of COPD interventions help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) acquire and practise the skills they need to carry out disease-specific medical regimens, guide changes in health behaviour and provide emotional support to enable patients to control their disease. Patients with COPD confirmed by spirometry and symptoms and airflow obstruction should be monitored regularly to guide modification of treatment and to identify complications early Pulmonary Conferences will be focused on the self-management support programmes should be collaborative between healthcare professionals and patients, to help them acquire skills to understand and manage their medications and exacerbations of COPD, adopt healthier behaviours and manage the social-emotional consequences of the disease.