Connected Solutions for Improved Health and Wellbeing in COPD

Connected Solutions for Improved Health and Wellbeing in COPD

Connected Solutions for Improved Health and Wellbeing in COPD

Connected Solutions for Improved Health and Wellbeing in COPD

How Behavior Change Techniques Can Improve a Patient’s Ability to Self-Manage COPD

Nearly 13 million Americans are estimated to have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. Adherence rates to oral and inhaled treatment among COPD patients are shown to be as low as 50%, despite evidence that appropriate use of medication and positive lifestyle changes can reduce hospital admissions 42% and mortality by 60%.

Health psychology experts and academics at Atlantis Healthcare recently published Connected Solutions for Improved Health and Wellbeing in COPD, a White Paper that addresses patient self-management for improved adherence and enhanced quality of life.

Highlights include:

  • Application of proven health psychology frameworks to understand patient behavior and develop successful behavior change interventions
  • Overview of real reasons ‘why’ COPD patients are nonadherent
  • Learnings from a social media analysis and commentary from a recent Tweetchat (#rwCOPD) to explore what the healthcare industry can do to better support COPD patients
White Paper: Connected Solutions for Improved Health and Wellbeing in COPD

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