Abstract
Objective: to determine the level of therapists’ basic knowledge about the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Material and methods. This study analyzed an anonymous multicenter survey within the ASCO project for the management of COPD patients. Results. The study revealed an insufficiently high level of therapists’ knowledge about the management of patients with COPD. When answering the questions, the respondents showed the smallest results in selecting laboratory and instrumental ones showing evidence of severe COPD symptoms; in indicating drugs for the basic therapy of COPD with obvious symptoms and a high risk of exacerbations; in selecting the clinical group (type) of COPD for the following criteria: 60% forced expiratory volume in one second, one exacerbation per year, mMRC-1, and CAT-9 and in choosing the appropriate statement regarding COPD treatment/control. Conclusion. An analysis of the study results revealed an insufficient level of specialists’ basic knowledge about COPD, which, in the authors’ opinion, necessitates additional educational measures in this area among the practitioners.
About the authors
Belgorod State National Research University
Email: bontsevich_roman@mail.ru
Candidate of Medical Sciences1
Belgorod State National Research University
Belgorod State National Research University
Belgorod State National Research University
N.N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University
MD
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education
Professor MD
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education
Candidate of Medical Sciences
Kuban State Medical University
Candidate of Medical Sciences
Pacific State Medical University
Professor MD
Candidate of Medical Sciences
South Ural State Medical University
Professor MD
South Ural State Medical University
Candidate of Medical Sciences
V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University
Candidate of Medical Sciences
Polyclinic Six
Candidate of Medical Sciences Smolensk
Kazan State Medical Academy, Branch, Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education
MD
Dnepropetrovsk Medical Academy (State Institution)
Candidate of Medical Sciences