A48 COPD: ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: Do Community Demographics, Environmental Characteristics And Access To Care Affect The Risk Of Developing COPD In People With Asthma?

Conclusion: The environmental context such as community prevalence of smoking, access to health professionals and pulmonary function labs had little, if any, effect on incidence of COPD and all-cause mortality in the asthma population. Focusing on barriers faced by marginalized population, such as a...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: To, T, Zhu, J, Carlsten, C, Larsen, K, Ryckman, K, Feldman, L Y, Crighton, E, Lougheed, M, Licskai, C, Villeneuve, P J, Su, Y, Sadatsafavi, M, Gray, N, Gershon, A S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Health risk assessment
Medical personnel
Mortality
Social exclusion
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Summary:Conclusion: The environmental context such as community prevalence of smoking, access to health professionals and pulmonary function labs had little, if any, effect on incidence of COPD and all-cause mortality in the asthma population. Focusing on barriers faced by marginalized population, such as affordable medications, improving sub-standard housing conditions and increasing awareness of health effects of air pollution may be more effective strategies to improve health outcomes for asthma and ACOS patients.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970