Identifying airway obstruction in primary care: is there a role for physiotherapists?

Autor:	Lisa Pagano, Sarah Dennis, Sally Wootton, Sriram Mahadev, Andrew S. L. Chan, Nicholas Zwar, Deborah Pallavicini, Zoe McKeough
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	COPD Primary care Allied health Diagnosis Spirometry Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	BMC Primary Care, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2731-4553
DOI:	10.1186/s12875-022-01944-z
Popis:	Abstract Aims To examine the implementation of a physiotherapist-driven spirometry case finding service in primary care to identify new cases of COPD and confirm diagnosis of existing cases of COPD. Methods Four general practices were recruited. ‘At risk’ participants (aged ≥ 40 years, current/ex-smoker) and people with ‘existing’ COPD were identified from practice databases and invited to attend an assessment with a cardiorespiratory physiotherapist in each general practice. The physiotherapist performed pre/post-bronchodilator spirometry to identify or confirm a diagnosis of COPD (FEV1/FVC
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