We want to improve the treatment of patients suffering from COPD (3-4) by early medical intervention in the patients home. A close cooperation between the hospital and the primary healthcare system will hopefully reduce hospitalisation, drug consumption and improve quality of life. Following up from the hospital and the primary healthcare in cooperation may lead to earlier detection and treatment of exacerbations in COPD. The main outcome variable will be number of hospitalizations assessed simply by counting. The second objective will be Quality of life and activation assessed by different questionnaires included in St.George´s Respiratory Questionnaire.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
172
Follow-up from the hospital and the primary healthcare in cooperation
follow-up according to todays best practice
Dept. of Lung Diseases, St.Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway
Number of hospitalizations
Time frame: 2011
quality of life
Time frame: 2011
lung function
Time frame: 2011
use of medication
Time frame: 2011
cost-effectiveness
Time frame: 2011
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