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Recruitment of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) for research
Recruitment of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) for research, Published online: 19 June 2018; doi:10.1038/s41533-018-0089-3Screening anonymized electronic health records could prove a valuable, time-saving method for identifying patient cohorts for research projects. Jennifer Quint at Imperial College, London, and co-workers used primary care databases provided by doctors’ surgeries in London to find suitable patients for a study monitoring daily chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms. Using carefully-designed algorithms, the res...
Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - June 19, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jennifer K. Quint Elisabeth Moore Adam Lewis Maimoona Hashmi Kirin Sultana Mark Wright Liam Smeeth Lia Chatzidiakou Roderic Jones Sean Beevers Sefki Kolozali Frank Kelly Benjamin Barratt Source Type: research

Facilitators and barriers to physical activity following pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Facilitators and barriers to physical activity following pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a systematic review of qualitative studies, Published online: 04 June 2018; doi:10.1038/s41533-018-0085-7Facilitators and barriers to physical activity following pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a systematic review of qualitative studies (Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine)
Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - June 4, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Hayley Robinson Veronika Williams Ffion Curtis Christopher Bridle Arwel W. Jones Source Type: research

Comparison of glycopyrronium versus tiotropium on the time to clinically important deteriorations in patients with COPD: a post-hoc analysis of randomized trials
Comparison of glycopyrronium versus tiotropium on the time to clinically important deteriorations in patients with COPD: a post-hoc analysis of randomized trials, Published online: 24 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41533-018-0084-8A novel inhaled drug shows promise in treating moderate to severe chronic lung disease. Guidelines recommend long-term treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) inhalers. Tiotropium is a common COPD LAMA. Now, Anthony D’Urzo at the University of Toronto, Canada, together with an international research team, have carried out a pooled analysis...
Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - May 24, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anthony D ’Urzo Giovanni Bader Steven Shen Pankaj Goyal Pablo Altman Source Type: research

Point of care microspirometry to facilitate the COPD diagnostic process in primary care: a clustered randomised trial
Point of care microspirometry to facilitate the COPD diagnostic process in primary care: a clustered randomised trial, Published online: 22 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41533-018-0083-9A quick, simple test that can be used by family doctors may help identify patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The small, inexpensive microspirometry (MI) kit enables doctors conducting routine appointments to measure the volume of air expelled from patients’ lungs. Lisette van den Bemt at Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands, and co-workers worked with two groups of doctors in local practices. Both...
Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - May 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Tjard R. Schermer Maria Vatsolaki Robbert Behr Joke Grootens Riet Cretier Reinier Akkermans Joke Denis Patrick Poels Lisette van den Bemt Source Type: research

Management of children and young people (CYP) with asthma: a clinical audit report
Management of children and young people (CYP) with asthma: a clinical audit report, Published online: 21 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41533-018-0087-5Encouraging self-reflection and best practice can help doctors improve patient care following asthma attacks. A recent UK national review uncovered multiple shortfalls in asthma management. Mark Levy at Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group in London and co-workers conducted a clinical asthma audit to assess the after-care of 291 patients under the age of 19 who had been treated for an asthma attack in Harrow during 2016. Analysis of patient records showed that risks of future attack...
Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - May 21, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mark L Levy Angela Ward Sara Nelson Source Type: research