Reports Outline Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Study Results from University College London (UCL) (Quality Standard Position Statements for Health System Policy Changes In Diagnosis and Management of Copd: a Global Perspective Comment): Lung Diseases and Conditions – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2022 MAY 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Lung Diseases and Conditions - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease have been published. According to news reporting from London, United Kingdom, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Despite being a leading cause of death worldwide, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed and underprioritized within healthcare systems. Existing healthcare policies should be revisited to include COPD prevention and management as a global priority.”

Financial support for this research came from AstraZeneca.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from University College London (UCL), “Here, we propose and describe health system quality standard position statements that should be implemented as a consistent standard of care for patients with COPD. A multidisciplinary group of clinicians with expertise in COPD management together with patient advocates from eight countries participated in a quality standards review meeting convened in April 2021. The principal objective was to achieve consensus on global health system priorities to ensure consistent standards of care for COPD. These quality standard position statements were either evidence-based or reflected the combined views of the panel. On the basis of discussions, the experts adopted five quality standard position statements, including the rationale for their inclusion, supporting clinical evidence, and essential criteria for quality metrics. These quality standard position statements emphasize the core elements of COPD care, including (1) diagnosis, (2) adequate patient and caregiver education, (3) access to medical and nonmedical treatments aligned with the latest evidence-based recommendations and appropriate management by a respiratory specialist when required, (4) appropriate management of acute COPD exacerbations, and (5) regular patient and caregiver follow-up for care plan reviews. These practical quality standards may be applicable to and implemented at both local and national levels. While universally applicable to the core elements of appropriate COPD care, they can be adapted to consider differences in healthcare resources and priorities, organizational structure, and care delivery capabilities of individual healthcare systems.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “We encourage the adoption of these global quality standards by policymakers and healthcare practitioners alike to inform national and regional health system policy revisions to improve the quality and consistency of COPD care worldwide.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Quality Standard Position Statements for Health System Policy Changes In Diagnosis and Management of Copd: a Global Perspective Comment. Advances in Therapy, 2022. Advances in Therapy can be contacted at: Springer, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, Ny, United States. (Springer - www.springer.com; Advances in Therapy - http://www.springerlink.com/content/0741-238x/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting John R. Hurst, University College London (UCL), Ucl Resp, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. Additional authors for this research include Mohit Bhutani, David B. Price, Tonya A. Winders, Heinrich Worth, Kevin Gruffydd-Jones, Ruth Tal-Singer, Jaime Correia-de-Sousa, Mark T. Dransfield, Rudi Peche and Daiana Stolz.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-022-02137-x. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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