Air quality self-management in asthmatic patients with COPD: An integrative review for developing nursing interventions to prevent exacerbations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) patients experience a lower quality of life, frequent exacerbations, and worse pulmonary function. Environmental management is essential in a complex chronic condition, as pollutant exposure can worsen symptoms and increase morbidity and mortality. We aimed to identify evidence that informs nursing interventions in promoting self-management of air quality in asthmatic people with COPD.

Methods

We conducted an integrative review in March of 2023. We searched the databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, Academic Search Complete, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Scopus, Web of Science, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence-Based Practice Database, and Google Scholar. We included articles whose partic

SUBMITTER: Sebastiao BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859576 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature