ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2015
Case finding for COPD in primary care: a qualitative study of the views of health professionals.
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- Accuracy of the COPD diagnostic questionnaire as a screening tool in primary care.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Specialist respiratory outreach: a case-finding initiative for identifying undiagnosed COPD in primary care.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- Case-finding for COPD clinic acceptability to patients in GPs across Hampshire: a qualitative study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of COPD case finding on clinical care: a prospective analysis of the TargetCOPD trial.BMJ open · 2020Observational
- Case-finding for COPD in primary care: a qualitative study of patients' perspectives.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2018Article
- A qualitative study of GP, nurse and practice manager views on using targeted case-finding to identify patients with COPD in primary care.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2017Article
- Multicenter study of the COPD-6 screening device: feasible for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care?International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2017Article
- Pathophysiological Factors in the Relationship between Chronological Age and Calculated Lung Age as Detected in a Screening Setting in Community-Dwelling Subjects.Frontiers in medicine · 2016Article
- Challenges and Strategies for Improving COPD Primary Care Services in Quebec: Results of the Experience of the COMPAS+ Quality Improvement Collaborative.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is common but largely underdiagnosed. Case-finding initiatives have been evaluated in primary care, but few studies have explored the views of service providers on implementing them in practice.
aimTo explore the views of primary health care providers on case finding for COPD.
methodsA total of 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted from March 2014 to September 2014 among general practitioners, nurses, and managers from practices participating in a large COPD case-finding trial based in primary care in the West Midlands, UK. Participants' views were sought to explore perceived benefits, harms, barriers, and facilitators to implementing COPD case finding in practice. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using the framework method.
resultsParticipants felt that case finding improves patient care but also acknowledged potential harms to providers (increase in workload) and to patients (overdiagnosis). Insufficient resources, poor knowledge of COPD, and limited access to diagnostic services were viewed as barriers to diagnosis, while provision of community respiratory services, including COPD specialist nurses, and support from secondary care were thought to be facilitators. Participants also expressed a need for more education on COPD for both patients and clinicians.
conclusionCare providers believe that early detection of COPD improves patient care but also has accompanying harms. Barriers to diagnosing COPD, such as insufficient expertise in primary care and limited access to diagnostic services in the community, should be explored and addressed. The knowledge and attitudes of the public about COPD and its symptoms should also be investigated to inform future education and awareness-raising strategies.
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