COPD: can prevention be improved? Proposal for an integrated intervention strategy

Preventive Medicine
Marine H GhambarianAnna M Kalinina

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a worldwide public health problem with increasing morbidity and mortality. The aim of this proposal is to contribute to the improvement of COPD prevention by identifying groups at risk for COPD and targeting them for preventive interventions. Based on the existing organizational structures for COPD detection, detailed analysis of the determinants of COPD will allow to identify groups at high risk to develop COPD. The Stepwise Target Group-Oriented Prevention (STOP) model developed during this study proposes an integrated identification and intervention strategy for high-risk groups. Apart from smoking, other environmental determinants and host factors contribute to further lung function's rapid decline. Combined with smoking, these factors increase the risk for COPD. Target groups for early disease detection and appropriate interventions can be identified by the presence of one or more known risk factors and by identification of high-risk groups. The Stepwise Target Group-Oriented Prevention (STOP) strategy is a step toward improvement in COPD prevention, by shifting the focus from the group of a focus symptomatic smokers aged 45+ years to much earlier and preventable stages of th...Continue Reading

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