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Migration in the ABCD assessment tool after community-based pulmonary rehabilit...
Marques, A.; Roque, A.; Rebelo, P.; Agostinho, I.; Rodrigues, G.; Gomes, M.; Rocha, V.; Paixão, C.; Machado, A.; Souto-Miranda, S.; Freitas, C.Objectives: The ABCD assessment tool (ABCD) proposed by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is often used to guide treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, treatment remains focused on pulmonary pharmacology, despite being known that this will have minimal effects on meaningful aspects of people’s daily life such as symptoms. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)...
Social support in people with chronic respiratory diseases: an exploratory study
Almeida, S.; Rebelo, P.; Agostinho, I.; Gomes, M.; Rodrigues, G.; Oliveira, C.; Ferreira, V.; Moura, M. J.; Rijo, A. Sofia; Moreira, I.; Ferreira, M.Objectives: Social support influences health status and manage-ment of people with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), but it is largely unexplored. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the quantity, quality and network composition of social support in peo-ple with CRDs.Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted in people with CRDs. Quantity (number of people), quality (level of satisfac...