Unmet needs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study on patients and doctors

• Main Authors: Wong, Stalia S.L., Abdullah, Nurdiana, Abdullah, Adina, Liew, Su May, Ching, Siew Mooi, Khoo, Ee Ming, Jiwa, Moyez, Chia, Yook Chin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10673/1/Wong-2014-Unmet_needs_of_patie.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10673/; https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-67

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic disease with repeated exacerbations resulting in gradual debilitation. The quality of life has been shown to be poor in patients with COPD despite efforts to improve self-management. However, the evidence on the benefit of self-ma...