Impact of a Post-Discharge Integrated Disease Management Program on COPD Hospital Readmissions
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Can a supported self-management program for COPD upon hospital discharge reduce readmissions? A randomized controlled trial
INTRODUCTION Patients with COPD experience exacerbations that may require hospitalization. Patients do not always feel supported upon discharge and frequently get readmitted. A Self-management Program of Activity, Coping, and Education for COPD (SPACE for COPD), a brief self-management program, may help address this issue. OBJECTIVE To investigate if SPACE for COPD employed upon hospital disc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.05547