8th June 2018
Complex obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): dynamic and holistic approaches are needed to ensure personalised medicine and value-based healthcare
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has extensively been reported as a complex disease affecting patients’ health beyond the lungs with a variety of intra- and extrapulmonary components and considerable variability between individuals. This review discusses the assessment of this complexity and underlines the importance of transdisciplinary management programmes addressing the physical, emotional and social health of the individual patient.
