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Important Components of Effective Copd Self-Management Includes Patient-Tailored Approach, Adherence, Digital Technology, and Implementation.
To Increase the Likeliod That Patients with Copd Will Engage in Self-Management Interventions to Improve Their Health, Strategy Custasurement is Imperative, Advises An Editorial in The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
“The Copd is a heterogeneous Disease, not all intrapulmonary and extrapulmonary components characterizing copd are Present in Everyone at Any Given Time. There is a diversity in individual Patient Needs, and there is in ‘One-Size-Fits-Al’ Approach for Copd Care and Management, ”wrote Anke Lenferink, PhDand coauthors.
The Authors Outlined Four Important Components of Effective Copd Self-Management: Patient-Tailored Approach, Adherence, Digital Technology, and Implementation.
Patient-Tailored Interventions for Self-Management Should Consider Characteristics, Sympts, and Comorbidities, The Authors Explained. This Requires Monitoring Patients Over Time for Treatable Traits.
“Another aspect that can severely complicate Disease Management is multimorbidity in copd due to shared risk (eg, tuxedo, inactivity), overlapping sympts (eg, acute dyspnea), and comorbidities (EG, Feelings of Anxiethy) ” The Authors wrote.
Educating Patients on Multimorbid Disease Patterns Could Improve Awareness. Ongoing Feedback on Disease Patterns Could Also Boost Adherence and Improve Outcomes.
The Editorial Citers Research Showing Less Than Half of Patients with Copd Adhere to Self-Management Interventions and Other Therapies. TAILORING INTERVENTIONS TO OVERCOME ADHENENCE BARRIERS AND TO INCLUDE FACTORS THAT FACILITATE ADHENENCE AIDS MOTIVATION.
The Increasing Use of Digital Interventions for Patient Education, Remote Monitoring, Communication, and Self-Treatment Can Be A Source of Patient Empowerment and Adherence As Well.
“Digital Copd Applications have the Potential to Provide Better Insights into the Daily Life of An Individual Patient by Using Real-Time Date That Can Be Used For Individual Risk and Benefit Profiling,” The Authors Wrote, “And Guide Decision-Making To Propropriate Personalized Care and Support. ”
However, Making Sure Such Interventions Add Value to Patient Care Before Implementation is Important, the is Tasuring Both Patients and Professionals Are Trained and Prepared for Patients to Take a More Active Role in Management.
“To Achieve this, self-management interventions should be tailored to individual patients’ Needs, Health Beliefs, Capability, Skills, and Literacy Levels,” The Authors Wrote, “And, In Addition, Be Accessible, including and Safe to use. ”
