Self management and symptom monitoring among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Publisher:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Warwick Melannie et al. 2010, 'Self management and symptom monitoring among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', Blackwell Publishing Ltd, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 784-793.
Issue Date:
2010
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Aims. To describe self-management, symptom monitoring and the associated influences among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Background. Optimal self-management and monitoring of key symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease reduces dyspnoea and preventable hospitalizations. Method. A prospective, descriptive survey design was used and data collected from patients with moderate severity chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during home interviews between April 2005 and June 2006. Predictors of self-management and symptom monitoring were determined by linear regression analyses.
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