Abstract

Patients with COPD often experience exacerbations, and evidence suggests that if they follow written action plans advising them on self-management this can reduce the time to recovery. We carried out an audit to establish whether patients were using and following their action plans.

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Authors

Dhami J

Institution

Central Surrey Health.

Source

Nursing times 108:17 pg 16, 18

MeSH

Episode of Care
Great Britain
Humans
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Self Care

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22685958