Adherence of North-African Pulmonologists to the 2017-Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Pharmacological Treatment Guidelines (PTGs) of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Sana AissaAsma KnazJihene MaatougAhmed KhedherWafa BenzartiAhmed AbdelghaniAbdelhamid GarroucheAbdelaziz HayouniMohamed BenzartiImen GargouriHelmi Ben SaadPublished in: BioMed research international (2020)
The adherence rate of Tunisian pulmonologists to the 2017-GOLD PTGs is low. It seems that the patients' age, socioeconomic level, national health insurance coverage, and GOLD groups influenced their adherence.
Keyphrases
- health insurance
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- affordable care act
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- lung function
- newly diagnosed
- silver nanoparticles
- prognostic factors
- glycemic control
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle