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Education For COPD Patients Cuts Hospital Admissions
Self-management education programs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) significantly decrease hospital admissions, researchers report in a new systematic review of studies.
Self-management education is also associated with a reduction in shortness of breath and a “positive trend” in improvement of quality of life.
However, researchers found no benefit in the total number of COPD-related exacerbations, emergency room visits, lung function, exercise capacity or days lost from work.
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