Open AccessVariation in Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with COPD Receiving Care in US Primary Care: Data from the Advancing the Patient EXperience (APEX) in COPD Registry
Author(s) -
Chester H. Fox,
Wilson D. Pace,
Elias Brandt,
Victoria Carter,
Ku-Lang Chang,
Chelsea L. Edwards,
Alexander Evans,
Gabriela Gaona,
MeiLan K. Han,
Alan Kaplan,
Rachel Kent,
Janwillem Kocks,
Maja Kruszyk,
Chantal Le Lievre,
Tessa LiVoti,
Cathy Mahle,
Barry J. Make,
Amanda R. Ratigan,
Asif Shaikh,
Neil Skolnik,
Brooklyn Stanley,
Barbara P. Yawn,
David Price
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pragmatic and observational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7266
DOI - 10.2147/por.s342736
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , medical record , depression (economics) , overweight , health care , family medicine , emergency medicine , obesity , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
Little is known about the variability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management and how it may be affected by patient characteristics across different healthcare systems in the US. This study aims to describe demographic and clinical characteristics of people with COPD and compare management across five primary care medical groups in the US.