An Investigation of the Past 10 Yrs Health Care for Primary Care Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

AstraZeneca27,394 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to describe COPD health care and to assess demographics, concurrent diseases and mortality and the use of pharmaceuticals for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population in real life in primary care during the last ten years.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

27,394

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * COPD diagnosis according to medical records. * Use of drugs prescribed for obstructive lung diseases

Locations (1)

Research Site

Uppsala, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Describe the development of COPD health care structure in primary care.

Time frame: Data will be extracted from the medical records on one occassion, covering a period of one decade.

Secondary Outcomes

Describe the COPD population in primary care with special reference to treatment, co-morbidity and mortality during last decade.

Time frame: Data will be extracted from the medical records on one occassion, covering a period of one decade.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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