Case-finding and improving patient outcomes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: the BLISS research programme including cluster RCT

Case-finding and improving patient outcomes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: the BLISS research programme including cluster RCT

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major contributor to morbidity, mortality and health service costs but is vastly underdiagnosed. Evidence on screening and how best to approach this is not clear. There are also uncertainties around the natural history (prognosis) of chronic obs...

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Main Authors: Peymané Adab, Rachel E Jordan, David Fitzmaurice, Jon G Ayres, KK Cheng, Brendan G Cooper, Amanda Daley, Andrew Dickens, Alexandra Enocson, Sheila Greenfield, Shamil Haroon, Kate Jolly, Sue Jowett, Tosin Lambe, James Martin, Martin R Miller, Kiran Rai, Richard D Riley, Steve Sadhra, Alice Sitch, Stanley Siebert, Robert A Stockley, Alice Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2021-11-01
Series:Programme Grants for Applied Research
Subjects:
copd
case-finding
screening
primary health care
cluster rct
effectiveness
cost-effectiveness
cohort studies
prognosis
presenteeism
absenteeism
occupational health
work performance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar09130

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