ABS54: Patients experience of an exacerbation of COPD. Lessons for primary health professionals

摘要

Introduction:Patients are at the centre of managing their own disease but need the skills and support from health professionals to do so. An exacerbation is an unwelcome interruption to self management though is rarely sudden in onset. Helping to support self care in COPD is poorly developed in primary care and research has focused on the physical parameters of exacerbations using quantitative methods rather than the patient experience.