A matched-group study protocol to evaluate the implementation of an integrated care pathway programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in singapore

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wu, Christine Xia ^a   Tan, Woan Shin ^b   Kian, Ryan Chor ^c   Yu, Weichang ^a   Kwek, Lynette Siang Lim ^c   Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim ^b   Chee, Thong Gan ^c   Chua, Gerald Seng Wee ^d  

^a Medical Affairs Department JurongHealth   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

^c Clinical Operations Department JurongHealth   (Singapore)

^d Medical Department   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED CARE PATHWAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGAPORE; SMOKING CESSATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84920735766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005655     Document Type: Review

References (29)

1. Buist AS, McBurnie MA, Vollmer WM, et al. International variation in the prevalence of COPD (The BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study. Lancet 2007;370:741-50.
2. Ministry of Health, Singapore. Health facts 2011. Singapore: Ministry of Health, 2011.
3. Teo WS, Tan WS, Chong WF, et al. Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology 2012;17:120-6.
4. Lim E, Matthew N, Chong WF, et al. BMC Health Serv Res 2011; 11(Suppl 1):A16
5. Soriano JB, Zielinski J, Price D. Screening for and early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lancet 2009;374:721-32.
6. Spruit MA. Pulmonary rehabilitation. Eur Respir Rev 2014;23:55-63.
7. Kruis AL, Smidt N, Assendelft WJJ, et al. Integrated disease management interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013;10: CD009437.
8. Improving Chronic Illness Care. The Chronic Care Model. http:// www.improvingchroniccare.org/index.php?p=Model-Elements&s=18 (accessed 19 Jun 2014).
9. Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD. Proceedings of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; November 2011, Shanghai.
10. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Global strategy for diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Proceedings of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; 2005, Bethesda.
11. Jiang JH, Andrews R, Stryer D, et al. Racial/ethnic disparities in potentially preventable readmissions: the case of diabetes. Am J Public Health 2005;95:1561-7.
12. Nolan T, Berwick DM. All-or-none measurement raises the bar on performance. JAMA 2006;295:1168-70.
13. Bodenheimer T, Wagner EH, Grumbach K. Improving primary care for patients with chronic illness. JAMA 2002;288:1775-9.
14. Jones PW, Harding G, Berry P, et al. Development and first validation of the COPD Assessment Test. Eur Respir J 2009;34:648-54.
15. Jones PW, Quirk FH, Baveystock CM. The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire. Resp Med 1991;85:25-31.
16. Weatherall M, Marsh S, Shirtcliffe P, et al. Quality of life measured by the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire and spirometry. Eur Respir J 2009;33:1025-30.
17. Li X, Zhou Y, Chen S, et al . Early intervention with tiotropium in Chinese patients with GOLD stages I-II chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Tie-COPD): study protocol for a multicentre, double-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. BMJ Open 2014;4: e003991.
18. Weldam SWM, Schuurmans MJ, Liu R, et al. Evaluation of quality of life instruments for use in COPD care and research: a systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud 2013;50:688-7027.
19. Kon SSC, Canavan JL, Jones SE, et al. Minimum clinically important difference for the COPD Assessment Test: a prospective analysis. Lancet Respir Med 2014;2:195-203.
20. Robert MH, Dalal AA. Clinical and economic outcomes in an observational study of COPD maintenance therapies: multivariable regression versus propensity score matching. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2012;7:221-33.
21. Cochran WG, Rubin DB. Controlling bias in observational studies: a review. Sankhya Ser A 1973;35:417-46.
22. Nelder J, Wedderburn R. Generalized Linear Models. J R Stat Soc Series B 1972;135:370-84.
23. Jackson GL, Weinberg M, Hamilton NS, et al. Racial/ethnic and educational-level differences in diabetes care experiences in primary care. Prim Care Diabetes 2008;2:39-44.
24. Boyd CM, Reider L, Frey K, et al . The effects of guided care on the perceived quality of health care for multi-morbid older persons: 18-month outcomes from a cluster-randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med 2010;25:235-42.
25. Ministry of Health, Singapore. COPD Clinical Practice Guidelines 4/2006. Singapore: Ministry of Health, 2006.
26. Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, Weinberger SE, et al. Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Clinical Practice Guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society. Ann Intern Med 2011;155:179-91.
27. Eeden SF, Burns J. A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BCMJ 2008;50:143-7.
28. Thistlethwaite P. Integrating health and social care in Torbay. Improving care for Mrs Smith. London: The King's Fund, 2011.
29. Asch SM, McGlynn EA, Hogan MM, et al. Comparison of care for patients in the Veterans Health Administration and patients in a national sample. Ann Intern Med 2004;141:938-45.