Narrative medicine educational project to improve the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by a progressive loss of pulmonary function. Often patients do not adhere to inhaled therapies and this leads clinicians to switch treatments in order to improve control of the symptoms. Narrative medicine is a useful approach that helps healthcare professionals to think over the doctor-patient relationship and how patients live with their disease. The aim of this training project was to teach pulmonologists the basics of narrative medicine: to carefully listen to patients and to practice reflective writing in their relationship with them. Training on narrative medicine and parallel charts was provided through a webinar and a weekly newsletter. Across 362 narratives, written by 74 Italian pulmonologists, 92% of patients had acti

SUBMITTER: Cappuccio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5934524 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature