Open Access<p>Symptoms, Management and Healthcare Utilization of COPD Patients During the COVID-19 Epidemic in Beijing</p>
Author(s) -
Ying Liang,
Chun Chang,
Yahong Chen,
Fawu Dong,
Linlin Zhang,
Yongchang Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s270448
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , beijing , health care , covid-19 , cross sectional study , disease , lama , emergency medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy , china , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Social distancing and restriction measures during the COVID-19 epidemic may have impacts on medication availability and healthcare utilization for COPD patients, and thereby affect standard disease management. We aimed to investigate the change of respiratory symptoms, pharmacological treatment and healthcare utilization of COPD patients during the epidemic in Beijing, China.