Challenges and Opportunities for the Management of COPD: A Narrative Review of Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: This review addresses the multifaceted challenges and opportunities in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), from both the patient and health care professional (HCP) perspectives. Coauthored by a patient organization advocate, a pulmonologist, and a nurse practitioner, this article synthesizes insights gained through collaborative discussions and a comprehensive literature review. It highlights the critical importance of early diagnosis of COPD, emphasizing that delayed diagnosis can lead to significant underdiagnosis and mismanagement of the disease. Lung function declines more rapidly in the early stages of COPD. Therefore, delayed or underdiagnosed COPD results in a lost opportunity to improve or maintain lung function, prevent exacerbations, and enhance the quality of

SUBMITTER: Anzueto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12429529 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature