Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2012;7:447-56. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S29868. Epub 2012 Jul 17.
COPD is considered a complex disease and global problem that is predicted to be the third most common cause of death by 2030. While managing this chronic condition, primary health care practitioners are faced with the ongoing challenge of achieving good quality of life and overall "wellness" for those affected. As such, a practical tool for monitoring quality of life in a clinical setting is required. However, due to the wide variety of general and disease-specific tools from which to choose, primary health care practitioners are given minimal guidance as to which tool may be most appropriate. To address these challenges, the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) proposed the creation of a user's guide for primary health care practitioners to assess "wellness" in COPD patients in an everyday clinical setting. This short report outlines the process by which the IPCRG Users' Guide to COPD "Wellness" Tools was developed. It also describes why this guide has the potential to be of great value in guiding primary health care practitioners to improve patient wellness.
COPD 被认为是一种复杂的疾病和全球性问题，预计到 2030 年将成为第三大常见死因。在管理这种慢性疾病时，初级保健医生面临着持续的挑战，即要为受影响的患者实现良好的生活质量和整体“健康”。因此，需要一种实用的工具来在临床环境中监测生活质量。然而，由于有各种各样的通用和特定于疾病的工具可供选择，初级保健医生几乎没有得到关于哪种工具可能最合适的指导。为了应对这些挑战，国际初级保健呼吸小组（IPCRG）提出制定一份用户指南，供初级保健医生在日常临床环境中评估 COPD 患者的“健康”。本简短报告概述了制定 IPCRG COPD“健康”工具用户指南的过程。它还描述了为什么该指南有可能在指导初级保健医生改善患者健康方面具有巨大价值。
