ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017
Community pharmacy-based case finding for COPD in urban and rural settings is feasible and effective.
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- Promoting Community Pharmacy Practice for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Management: A Systematic Review and Logic Model.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Pooled it
- Transforming Care: Exploring Consumer and Pharmacist Perceptions of Expanded Pharmacy Practice in Rural and Remote Communities.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- FEV1/FEV6 Cutoff Points to Avoid False Negatives When Using Portable Devices, PICO-6Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Community-Based Approach to Assess Obstructive Respiratory Diseases and Risk in Urban African American Churches.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
- Identifying airway obstruction in primary care: is there a role for physiotherapists?BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Pharmacist Provided Spirometry Services: A Scoping Review.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2021Article
- Pharmacists' "Full Scope of Practice": Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Rural and Remote Australian Pharmacists.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2020Article
- Pharmacy Education Needs to Address Diagnostic Safety.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2019Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveCase finding of patients at risk of COPD by community pharmacists could identify a substantial number of people with undiagnosed COPD, but little is known about the feasibility and effectiveness of pharmacy-based COPD case finding using microspirometry. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of COPD case-finding service provided by community pharmacists, utilizing a combination of risk assessment questionnaire and microspirometry.
methodsA 6-month service was conducted in 21 community pharmacies in Australia. Pharmacists trained in COPD case finding, including lung function test (LFT), invited their patients aged ≥35 years with a history of smoking and/or respiratory symptoms to participate. High-risk patients were identified via a COPD risk assessment questionnaire (Initial Screening Questionnaire [ISQ]) and underwent LFT. Pharmacists referred patients with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV
resultsIn all, 91 of 167 (54%) patients had an ISQ score >3 indicating high COPD risk. Of the 157 patients who were able to complete LFT, 61 (39%) had an FEV
conclusionA brief community pharmacy-based COPD case-finding service utilizing the ISQ, LFT and GP referral is feasible and may lead to identification and diagnosis of a substantial number of people with COPD. This might be an important strategy for reducing the burden of COPD, particularly for those living in rural locations.
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