What is it about?
COPD diagnosis is mainly based on clinical judgment of physicians. Physicians do not also refer to COPD guidelines in their daily practice. This study aimed to assess attitudes of physicians regarding COPD diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up and to identify the factors influencing physicians’ decisions in clinical practice.
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Why is it important?
Management of COPD patients in Turkey does not generally follow the GOLD criteria but is rather based on physicians’ clinical experience. Heavy workload appears to adversely affect the correctness of clinical decisions.
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This page is a summary of: A case scenario study for the assessment of physician’s behavior in the management of COPD: the WHY study, International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, September 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s154616.
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