Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is globally increasing in frequency and is expected to be the third largest cause of death by 2020. Smoking is the main risk factor of developing COPD. In Greenland, more than half of the adult population are daily smokers, and COPD may be com...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6ad899fe25ac406bb1a0a9173823f5f2 2023-05-15T15:16:25+02:00 Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease Lasse Overballe Nielsen Sequssuna Olsen Dorte Ejg Jarbøl Michael Lynge Pedersen 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33258 https://doaj.org/article/6ad899fe25ac406bb1a0a9173823f5f2 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/33258/pdf_118 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.3402/ijch.v75.33258 https://doaj.org/article/6ad899fe25ac406bb1a0a9173823f5f2 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 75, Iss 0, Pp 1-6 (2016) spirometry COPD Greenland cross-sectional study primary practice Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33258 2022-12-31T13:45:11Z Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is globally increasing in frequency and is expected to be the third largest cause of death by 2020. Smoking is the main risk factor of developing COPD. In Greenland, more than half of the adult population are daily smokers, and COPD may be common. International guidelines recommend the usage of spirometry as a golden standard for diagnosing COPD. The current number of spirometries performed among patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease in Greenland remains unexplored. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of patients aged 50 years or above treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease and the extent to which spirometry was performed among them within 2 years. Design: An observational, cross-sectional study based on the review of data obtained from electronic medical records in Greenland was performed. The inclusion criterion was that patients must have been permanent residents aged 50 years or above who had medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease prescribed within a period of 15 months prior to data extraction. A full review of electronic patient records was done on each of the identified users of medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease. Information on age, gender, town and spirometry was registered for each patient within the period from October 2013 to October 2015. Results: The prevalence of patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease aged 50 years or above was 7.9%. Of those, 34.8% had spirometry performed within 2 years and 50% had a forced expiratory volume (1 sec)/ forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) under 70% indicating obstructive pulmonary disease. Conclusion: The use of medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease among patients over 50 years old is common in Greenland. About one third of the patients had a spirometry performed within 2 years. To further increase spirometry performance, it is recommended to explore possible barriers in health ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health 75 1 33258 |
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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is globally increasing in frequency and is expected to be the third largest cause of death by 2020. Smoking is the main risk factor of developing COPD. In Greenland, more than half of the adult population are daily smokers, and COPD may be common. International guidelines recommend the usage of spirometry as a golden standard for diagnosing COPD. The current number of spirometries performed among patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease in Greenland remains unexplored. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of patients aged 50 years or above treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease and the extent to which spirometry was performed among them within 2 years. Design: An observational, cross-sectional study based on the review of data obtained from electronic medical records in Greenland was performed. The inclusion criterion was that patients must have been permanent residents aged 50 years or above who had medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease prescribed within a period of 15 months prior to data extraction. A full review of electronic patient records was done on each of the identified users of medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease. Information on age, gender, town and spirometry was registered for each patient within the period from October 2013 to October 2015. Results: The prevalence of patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease aged 50 years or above was 7.9%. Of those, 34.8% had spirometry performed within 2 years and 50% had a forced expiratory volume (1 sec)/ forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) under 70% indicating obstructive pulmonary disease. Conclusion: The use of medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease among patients over 50 years old is common in Greenland. About one third of the patients had a spirometry performed within 2 years. To further increase spirometry performance, it is recommended to explore possible barriers in health ... |
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Lasse Overballe Nielsen Sequssuna Olsen Dorte Ejg Jarbøl Michael Lynge Pedersen |
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Lasse Overballe Nielsen Sequssuna Olsen Dorte Ejg Jarbøl Michael Lynge Pedersen |
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Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease |
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Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease |
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Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease |
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Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease |
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spirometry in greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease |
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