A Patient’s Tale

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    TALES OF BREATHLESSNESS

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    A PATIENT’S TALE

    The consequences of COPD

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    I was a builder my whole life.

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    I loved it.

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    But I couldn’t wait to retire.

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    Me and my wife talked about it all the time.

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    We never traveled much.

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    So we planned to make up for it by retiring early so I could spend more time with my family.

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    I took on extra jobs whenever I could…

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    It was tough on my wife and kids, but I told them it would be worth it.

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    But despite all the planning, all the dreaming, we never factored in COPD. The breathlessness and tightness in my chest meant I had to start turning down jobs.

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    I was given a maintenance inhaler by my doctor. But even taking that twice a day didn’t stop me from having a flare-up when I was 60.

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    I think it’s called an exacerbation. After that my health took a big hit…so I did retire early. But not the way I’d planned.

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    Who might be at risk of exacerbation?

    Your patients with COPD may be at risk of exacerbation if they:

    ·      Have had at least 1 exacerbation in the prior 12 months

    ·      Are on maintenance therapy but have increased symptoms

    ·      Experience worsening lung function

    ·      Have had a recent hospitalization due to an exacerbation

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    Consequences of exacerbations can be significant

    ·      Associated with increased risk of mortality

    ·      Most common reason for COPD-related hospitalizations

    ·      Major contributor to economic burden

    ·      Decreased health-related quality of life

    Just 1 moderate to severe exacerbation can lead to a significant decline in lung function

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    That was a couple of years ago…I don’t leave the house much now.

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    The hardest part is how my COPD affects my wife.

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    She works so hard and has to take care of everything.

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    And all those travel plans? We don’t talk about them anymore.

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    This isn’t the life we dreamed of. It’s certainly not the life she deserves.

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    It doesn’t have to be this way for your COPD patients.

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    Even if your patients don’t raise issues about their COPD, they may need your help to identify poor symptom control and possible undertreatment with their current maintenance therapy.

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    You could make a difference before it’s too late.

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    References

    1. Hurst JR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;363(12):1128-1138.

    2. Müllerova H, et al. Chest. 2015;147(4):999-1007.

    3. Lindenauer PK, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;197(8):1009-1017.

    4. Mapel DW, et al. Value in Health. 2008;11(4):628-636.

    5. GOLD. Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 2021 report. www.goldcopd.org

    6. Yu AP, et al. J Med Econ. 2011;14(3):315-323.

    7. Seemungal TAR, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998;157(5):1418-1422.

    8. Halpin DMG, et al. Respir Med. 2017;128:85-91.

    Definitions

    COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD=Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.

     

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