Developing an interprofessional collaboration for COPD patients in primary care: a participatory action research approach.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease which may significantly impact health status. To reduce symptoms and improve quality of life, pharmacological treatment should be complemented by addressing extrapulmonary traits and lifestyle- and psychosocial factors, such as physical deconditioning, decrease in muscle mass, smoking or depression. Treatment of these non-pharmacological traits is commonly conducted in a primary care setting and often requires multiple healthcare providers (HCPs). To provide complementary care, high quality interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is required. Therefore, our aim was to develop an IPC model for COPD patients treated in primary care. To achieve our aims, we used co-creation sessions (CCS), a recognised method within the parti

SUBMITTER: de Zwart FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12521667 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature