As the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases, self-management will become increasingly important. However, a new study has highlighted the difficulties of embedding ...

An investigation into the effects of a self-management intervention (SMI) called “Better Living with COPD” found that the intervention had a significant positive short-term effect for patients with ...

Web-based self-management support led to short-term increases in physical activity among adults with COPD, researchers reported at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. “Over the ...

(HealthDay News) — Emotional intelligence, the capacity to understand and manage personal thoughts and feelings, is associated with self-management abilities and quality of life in chronic obstructive ...

An intervention that involved long-term self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase COPD-related hospitalizations, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Participants were randomly assigned to intervention or usual care and were followed for 6 months after discharge. The intervention was a 3-month program to assist patients and family caregivers with ...

An innovative approach to the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is demonstrating the efficacy of online patient support Abstract If self-management was implemented properly, the ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung condition that causes breathing difficulties by blocking ...

Could mobile technology help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who may not seek care until they experience an exacerbation? A recent study found a wearable device and mobile ...

The GOLD COPD Update 2026 provides updated guidance on case-finding, disease activity, exacerbation management.