Open AccessEvaluation of a Digital COPD Education Program for Healthcare Professionals in Long-Term Care – A Mixed Methods Study
Author(s) -
Andrè Nyberg,
Sara Lundell,
Ulla-Maija Pesola,
Åsa Audulv,
Karin Wadell
Publication year - 2022
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.s353187
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , competence (human resources) , randomized controlled trial , health care , focus group , qualitative research , nursing , family medicine , psychology , social psychology , social science , business , surgery , marketing , psychiatry , sociology , economics , economic growth
Lack of routines and competence among healthcare professionals have been reported as barriers to COPD management in long-term care. Online education could be used as a strategy to make COPD education more accessible.