A case scenario study on adherence to COPD GOLD recommendations by general practitioners in a rural area of southern Italy: The “progetto PADRE”
The aim of the present study was to evaluate in a sample of 200 patients diagnosed with COPD and selected from the physician database of 15 general practices from Valle Telesina (Benevento, Italy) if the diagnostic-therapeutic algorithm adopted by GPs operating in a non-urban district in Southern Italy adhered to GOLD 2018 recommendations for COPD. Each patient underwent a specialist visit by an experienced chest physician that collected anamnesis, assessed mMRC and CAT scores, and performed a spirometry.
Source: Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mauro Maniscalco, Michele Martucci, Salvatore Fuschillo, Alberto de Felice, Silvestro Ennio D'Anna, Mario Cazzola Source Type: research
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