Effects of an Active Implementation of a Guideline for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Implementation of a Chronic Disease Management Programme, COPD
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Implementation of a Chronic Disease Management Programme focused on measuring Implementation strategy, Chronic disease management programme, COPD
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- People who live in either Ringkoebing-Skjern or Ikast-Brande municipalities and have a GP in the municipality and have been in hospital during the last 5 years with a lung related diagnosis or has redeemed a prescription for medication for lung related problems twice during the last year or has had at least two spirometries done during the last year.
Exclusion Criteria:
- People who do not fit the above inclusion criteria
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
No Intervention
No Intervention
Intervention
Control group
External control
Patients from half the GP practices in Ringkoebing-Skjern municipality that participates in an active implementation of a guideline for COPD
Patients from the half of the GP practice in Ringkoebing-Skjern that do not participate in the active implementation of a guideline for COPD. The GPs are however in postgraduate training groups with intervention groups GPs
Patients with GP practice in neighboring county Ikast-Brande where there have been no information or contact at all from the investigators