Patients' experiences with participating in a team-based person-centred intervention for patients at risk of or diagnosed with COPD in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptoms and complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can affect daily activities and quality of life, and patients with COPD require long-term follow-up by their general practitioner. Providing patients with or at risk of COPD practical skills and motivation to improve their self-management is important. On this background, an interdisciplinary follow-up program was designed based on the Guided Self-Determination counselling method to facilitate problem-solving and mutual decision-making between healthcare professionals and patients. The aim of the study was to explore patients and healthcare professionals` experiences with the Guided Self-Determination-program to investigate feasibility issues.

Methods

A qualitative design was used to get in

SUBMITTER: Kolltveit BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518959 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature