Clinical factors linked to the type of respiratory medication in COPD: results from the COSYCONET cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of maintenance medication in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in real life is known to deviate from recommendations in guidelines, which are largely based on randomized controlled trials and selected populations.

Objectives

We used the COSYCONET (COPD and Systemic Consequences - Comorbidities Network) cohort to analyze factors linked to the use of COPD drugs under non-interventional circumstances.

Design

COSYCONET is an ongoing, multi-center, non-interventional cohort of patients with COPD.

Methods

Patients with COPD of Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) grades 0-4 participating in visits 1-5 were included. Data covered the period from 2010 to 2018. Generalized l

SUBMITTER: Alter P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature