Best abstracts in chronic care

Poster Discussion
Chairs: Michael Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom), Roberto Rabinovich (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Effect of weight-loss on the dynamic hyperinflation in obese asthmatics
Celso Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Aline G. Silva, Patricia D. Freitas, Palmira G. Ferreira, Frederico L.A. Fernandes, João M. Salge, Rafael Stelmach, Alberto Cukier, Milton A. Martins, Celso R.F. Carvalho
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Effectiveness of an occupational therapy program after AECOPD
Marie Carmen Valenza (Granada, Spain), Marie Carmen Valenza, Irene Torres-Sanchez, Concepcion Morales-Garcia, Paz Moreno, Janet Rodriguez, Araceli Ortiz
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effectiveness of temporary positive expiratory pressure (T-PEP) at home and at hospital in patients with severe COPD
Valentina Mascardi (Sestri Levante, Italy), Valentina Mascardi, Ines Maria Grazia Piroddi, Bruna Grecchi, Antonello Nicolini
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
The effect of frequent use of hypnotics on HRQOL in patients receiving LTOT and/or long-term NIV
Tomomasa Tsuboi (Joyo, Japan), Tomomasa Tsuboi, Toru Oga, Takefumi Saito, Shohei Takada, Shuichi Yano, Tetsuro Ohdaira, Yoshiro Mochizuki, Toru Yamanaka, Masahiro Abe, Kensuke Sumi, Kazuo Chin
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
1–year mortality in hospitalized patients with an acute exacerbation of COPD on the pulmonary ward compared to the ICU
Wendy van Beurden (Enschede, Netherlands), Wendy Van Beurden, Kirsten Bosscher, Marjolein Brusse-Keizer
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Clinical characteristics and health status of spontaneous sputum producers in COPD
Dionne Braeken (Valkenburg a/d Geul, Netherlands), D.C.W. Braeken, S. Wilke, D.E. Smid, G.G.U. Rohde, J.J.C. Drijkoningen, E.F.M. Wouters, M.A. Spruit, F.M.E. Franssen
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Comparison of adventitious respiratory sounds between stable COPD and AECOPD
Cristina Jácome (Nine, Portugal), Cristina Jácome, Ana Oliveira, Alda Marques
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Prevalence and characteristics of anxiety and depression in patients with advanced COPD
Nicole Toms (Leicester, United Kingdom), Nicole Toms, Neil Greening, Robert Free, Rachael Evans, Michael Steiner
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Epidemiology of desaturation dips in a cohort of patients under non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
Claudio Rabec (Dijon, France), Claire-Marie Monnet, Claudio Rabec, Marjolaine Georges, Clement Foignot, Philippe Camus, Philippe Bonniaud
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Comparison of effectiveness of two positive expiratory devices in severe COPD patients: Temporary positive expiratory pressure (TPEP) versus oscillatory positive expiratory pressure ( OPEP )
Antonello Nicolini (Sestri Levante, Italy), Antonello Nicolini, Valentina Mascardi, Bruna Grecchi
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Physicians’ knowledge and perceived barriers to pulmonary rehabilitation in Nigeria
Ayodele Akinremi (Ibadan, Nigeria), Ayodele Akinremi, Susan Ogwu
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Benefits of self-management education in COPD exacerbations
Annette Overgaard (Skive, Denmark), Jensen Michael Skov, Overgaard Annette, Hougaard Lisbeth, Holm Else
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Changes over time in body composition assessed by segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis in COPD patients
Daniela Gologanu (Bucarest, Romania), Daniela Gologanu, Diana Ionita, Cristina Stanescu, Ana Maria Raceanu, Miron Alexandru Bogdan
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Self-reported lack of adherence is associated with increased airway hyperresponsivness in asthma
Christian Woehlk (Copenhagen, Denmark), Christian Woehlk, Anna Von Bülow, Asger Sverrild, Vibeke Backer, Celeste Porsbjerg
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Falls, an underestimated risk in COPD
Ovidiu Fira-Mladinescu (Timisoara, Romania), Alexandru F. Crisan, Cristian Oancea, Bogdan Timar, Ovidiu Fira-Mladinescu, Voicu Tudorache
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Adherence to home mechanical ventilation (HMV)
Eric Derom (Gent, Belgium), Jan-Jakob Delanoye, Stef Bouduin, Eric Derom, Guy Joos
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
An integrated care management program (ICMP) for patients with severe COPD; mortality, hazards and causes
Elena Valerevna Titova (Trondheim, Norway), Elena Titova, Sigurd Steinshamn, Anne Henriksen
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Preliminary outcomes of the CREWS study
Phyllis Murphie (Dumfries, United Kingdom), Phyllis Murphie, Margaret Gall, Mary Wilson, Musa Ali, Helen Coles, Stuart Little
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster