caa a22 4500 606241450 CHVBK 20210128101313.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00508-015-0712-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00508-015-0712-z Impact of medical education program on COPD patients: a cohort prospective study [Elektronische Daten] [Cristian Oancea, Ovidiu Fira-Mladinescu, Bogdan Timar, Voicu Tudorache] Summary: Background: The main objective of this study was to assess the effects of intensive medical education courses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related rehospitalizations and emergency department visits and the secondary aim was to monitor quality of life. Methods: This cohort prospective study included 76 group D COPD patients (pts.). Patients from the intervention group (IG, 52 pts.) underwent a program comprising two components: a comprehensive medical education program (1h/day for 5 days) and a specific drug therapy. Control group (CG, 24 pts.) received only drug therapy. Patients underwent spirometry and completed St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) at the time of inclusion and at periodical evaluations performed every three months for a year. Results: Patients included in a medical education program showed significant decrease of exacerbation rate compared with the CG. Patients from the IG group had fewer emergency department visits within a year compared with the CG. Patients from the IG had significantly better quality of life scores (both at 3 and 6 months) compared with the CG. Conclusions: This study reveals that an adequate medical education program is associated with a decreased rate of COPD-related hospitalizations. The implementation of a medical education program as an integrated part of therapy could lead to a more accurate self-management of the disease. Springer-Verlag Wien, 2015 COPD nationallicence Medical education nationallicence Hospitalization nationallicence Exacerbation nationallicence Oancea Cristian Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes”, Clinical Hospital of Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases "Dr.Victor Babeş”, 13 Gheorghe Adam str, Timisoara, Romania aut Fira-Mladinescu Ovidiu Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes”, Clinical Hospital of Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases "Dr.Victor Babeş”, 13 Gheorghe Adam str, Timisoara, Romania aut Timar Bogdan Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Victor Babes”, Timisoara, Romania aut Tudorache Voicu Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes”, Clinical Hospital of Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases "Dr.Victor Babeş”, 13 Gheorghe Adam str, Timisoara, Romania aut Wiener klinische Wochenschrift Springer Vienna 127/9-10(2015-05-01), 388-393 0043-5325 127:9-10<388 2015 127 508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-015-0712-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-015-0712-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oancea Cristian Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes”, Clinical Hospital of Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases "Dr.Victor Babeş”, 13 Gheorghe Adam str, Timisoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fira-Mladinescu Ovidiu Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes”, Clinical Hospital of Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases "Dr.Victor Babeş”, 13 Gheorghe Adam str, Timisoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Timar Bogdan Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Victor Babes”, Timisoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tudorache Voicu Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes”, Clinical Hospital of Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases "Dr.Victor Babeş”, 13 Gheorghe Adam str, Timisoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift Springer Vienna 127/9-10(2015-05-01), 388-393 0043-5325 127:9-10<388 2015 127 508