Table 2 Data to be recorded in the Implementation form (for an explanation, see text[10, 11])
From: Audit on the appropriateness of integrated COPD management: the “ALT-BPCO” project
1 | Method of assessing the presence of bronchial obstruction ([10], pg. 38) |
2 | Organization of meetings with the reference GPs to exchange information in the year preceding the survey |
3 | The possibility to administer, through the GPs in their area, screening questionnaires for COPD ([10], pg. 44) |
4 | Knowledge about the risk cards for COPD of the National Health Institute (NIH) ([10], pg. 43) |
5 | The possibility to use, with GPs of their area, the risk cards |
6 | The possibility to provide pharmacological and behavioral therapy to COPD smoker patients ([10], pg. 57) |
7 | The modes of prescription of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home ([10], pg. 84) |
8 | Periodic verification of the indication for and effective use of LTOT ([10], pg. 84) |
9 | The effective possibility to offer patients pulmonary rehabilitation treatment ([10], pg. 178) |
10 | The availability of care facilities for COPD patients in the acute phase ([10], pg. 87) |
11 | The possibility to educate patients as regards self-management ([10], pg. 178) |
12 | The possibility to jointly agree with the patient’s GP on discharge of hospitalized COPD patients |
13 | The availability of specialist home care ([11], pg. 3-32) |
14 | The availability of tele-care facilities ([11], pg. 32) |