Adherence to inhalers and comorbidities in COPD patients. A cross-sectional primary care study from Greece

Adherence to inhalers and comorbidities in COPD patients. A cross-sectional primary care study from Greece

Abstract Background Comorbidities and adherence to inhaled therapy appears to have a major impact on treatment goals, health status and disease control in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aim of the study was to assess levels of adherence to inhalers, comorbidities and associations with...

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Main Authors: Despo Ierodiakonou, Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla, Maria Kampouraki, Ioannis Poulorinakis, Polyvios Papadokostakis, Ioannis Gialamas, Polyxeni Athanasiou, Vasiliki Bempi, Irene Lampraki, Ioanna Tsiligianni, On behalf of the Greek UNLOCK group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
Adherence
Comorbidities
Exacerbations
Health status
GOLD2019
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01296-3

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