Self-Management Strategies in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This article enables the reader to understand the newest scientific concepts and advances in the field of self-management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recognize the importance of self-management education and what might be needed to enhance behavior modification, and translate these advances into strategies and specific interventions in clinical practice.
aDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
bCOPD Clinic and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Montréal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Center, 3650 St., Urbain, Room K1.30, Montréal, Québec H2X 2P4, Canada
cService Régional de Soins Respiratoires à Domicile, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Centre Affilié à l'Université de Montréal, 5199, Sherbrook East, Bureau 4150, Montréal, Québec, H1T 3X2, Canada
Corresponding author. COPD Clinic and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, Montreal Chest Institute, Mcgill University Health Center, 3650 St., Urbain, Room K1.30, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2P4, Canada.
ABSTRACT