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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Dapo Ogunbayo, Dr Siân Russell, Dr James Newham, Dr Karen Marshall, Professor Barbara HanrattyORCiD, Professor Eileen KanerORCiD
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Self-management is well-recognised as a quality criteria for the provision of high quality care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with COPD encounter a wide range of healthcare practitioners (HCPs) during their COPD pathway. This study aimed to understand the factors affecting self-management of COPD from the perspectives of the different multidisciplinary healthcare teams involved in COPD care. . Purposive sampling and snowballing were employed in recruitment of participants from primary care teams (PCTs), specialist respiratory teams (SRTs), and pulmonary rehabilitation teams (PRTs) for semi-structured interviews. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim and data were analysed thematically. A total of 20 participants – 8 PCTs, 7 SRTs and 5 PRTs were interviewed. Participants identified a range of complex and interrelated factors affecting COPD self-management from three broad themes – patient-, practitioner- and organisational/system-level factors. Patient-level factors were mostly considered as barriers, with COPD knowledge and understanding, and the individual patients’ life context being the most prominent factors. Practitioner-level factors identified HCPs’ speciality, interest and experience in respiratory conditions as the overarching factor that influenced how self-management was conceptually understood and practiced. Organisational/system-level factors varied among the different HCP teams but more general factors identified were the inconsistency of referral pathways and the wide variations of different self-management planning tools. The factors affecting self-management of COPD across these three levels may need to be tackled proportionately in order to ensure the effectiveness of interventions and to enhance the integration of self-management support approaches into routine practice.
Author(s): Ogunbayo OJ, Russell S, Newham JJ, Heslop-Marshall K, Netts P, Hanratty B, Kaner K
Publication type: Working Paper
Publication status: Published
Journal: Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Year: 2017
Publisher: Nature Partner Journals
URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-017-0054-6
DOI: 10.1038/s41533-017-0054-6
