1
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Method of assessing the presence of bronchial obstruction (
[10], pg. 38)
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2
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Organization of meetings with the reference GPs to exchange information in the year preceding the survey
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3
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The possibility to administer, through the GPs in their area, screening questionnaires for COPD (
[10], pg. 44)
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4
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Knowledge about the risk cards for COPD of the National Health Institute (NIH) (
[10], pg. 43)
|
5
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The possibility to use, with GPs of their area, the risk cards
|
6
|
The possibility to provide pharmacological and behavioral therapy to COPD smoker patients (
[10], pg. 57)
|
7
|
The modes of prescription of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home (
[10], pg. 84)
|
8
|
Periodic verification of the indication for and effective use of LTOT (
[10], pg. 84)
|
9
|
The effective possibility to offer patients pulmonary rehabilitation treatment (
[10], pg. 178)
|
10
|
The availability of care facilities for COPD patients in the acute phase (
[10], pg. 87)
|
11
|
The possibility to educate patients as regards self-management (
[10], pg. 178)
|
12
|
The possibility to jointly agree with the patient’s GP on discharge of hospitalized COPD patients
|
13
|
The availability of specialist home care (
[11], pg. 3-32)
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The availability of tele-care facilities (
[11], pg. 32) |
