Development of two questionnaires for the assessment of knowledge and self-management in patients with chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

DISCUSSION: The questionnaires on knowledge and self-management in patients with COPD could be used in outpatient settings, including by non-medical staff, in order to quickly identify and correct deficits or as a reason to recommend training programs. The short versions and the analogue scales for self-assessment can give at least first hints. Potentially, training programs should focus more on promoting the coherence of knowledge through better understanding, as this presumably favors long-term knowledge. Older patients and those with a low level of education appear to be particularly in need of specially adapted training programs.PMID:38670146 | DOI:10.1055/a-2310-1887

Source: Pneumologie - April 26, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Carolina Fischer Rainald Fischer Anne-Marie Kirsten Rolf Holle Klaus Kl ütsch Cosmina Stoleriu Ralf G öres Konrad Schultz Kathrin Kahnert Peter Alter Dennis Nowak Rudolf J örres Source Type: research