Walk-in ambulant lungefunktionsservice for rygere i Kobenhavn--etarsopgorelse
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Walk-in ambulant lungefunktionsservice for rygere i Kobenhavn--etarsopgorelse. / Backer, V.; Bolton, S.; Ehlers, H.D.; Thomsen, S.; Pedersen, L.; Porsbjerg, C.; Lund, T.; Harmse, L.; Fuglsang, C.
In: Ugeskrift for læger, Vol. 170, No. 35, 2008, p. 2682-2685.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Walk-in ambulant lungefunktionsservice for rygere i Kobenhavn--etarsopgorelse
AU - Backer, V.
AU - Bolton, S.
AU - Ehlers, H.D.
AU - Thomsen, S.
AU - Pedersen, L.
AU - Porsbjerg, C.
AU - Lund, T.
AU - Harmse, L.
AU - Fuglsang, C.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - BACKGROUND: Early prevention of COPD and immediate consultation about tobacco cessation is a major issue in respiratory medicine. Aim: To evaluate if a community-based walk-in lung function service, either in a clinic or a shopping mall, could result in early detection of COPD. Early detection would facilitate prevention. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In an area with 1.5 mill inhabitants, a walk-in lung function service opened in 2005/06 once a month for 3 hours at a clinic and on two full days in a mall. The staff consisted of two respiratory nurses and one chest physician. The nurses informed all participants about their lung function level and all received a preventive talk about tobacco consumption. Those with signs of COPD spoke with the doctor immediately. RESULTS: A total of 1169 subjects, 59% women, with a mean (SD) age of 60 years (15), visited the walk-in services, 602 (52%) of whom visited the walk-in service at the clinic. Among the participants, 826 (71%) were smokers (n=452) or former smokers (n=374). The mean tobacco consumption was 32 (18) packs a year. We found that more current smokers visited the walk-in service at the clinic (45% versus 33%), whereas more ex-smokers visited the lung function service at the mall (38% versus 25%) (p < 0.01). The mean tobacco consumption was 32 (18) packs a year, with a difference between those visiting the mall and the clinic (32 (20) versus 23 (16), p<0.05). Among smokers, 54% had normal lung function, 15% had signs of airway obstruction, whereas 31% had developed moderate to severe COPD. CONCLUSION: Despite free medical access, more that one thirds had signs of airway obstruction. As all were informed about tobacco cessation, a walk-in service in a clinic and not a supermarket is most cost effective Udgivelsesdato: 2008/8/25
AB - BACKGROUND: Early prevention of COPD and immediate consultation about tobacco cessation is a major issue in respiratory medicine. Aim: To evaluate if a community-based walk-in lung function service, either in a clinic or a shopping mall, could result in early detection of COPD. Early detection would facilitate prevention. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In an area with 1.5 mill inhabitants, a walk-in lung function service opened in 2005/06 once a month for 3 hours at a clinic and on two full days in a mall. The staff consisted of two respiratory nurses and one chest physician. The nurses informed all participants about their lung function level and all received a preventive talk about tobacco consumption. Those with signs of COPD spoke with the doctor immediately. RESULTS: A total of 1169 subjects, 59% women, with a mean (SD) age of 60 years (15), visited the walk-in services, 602 (52%) of whom visited the walk-in service at the clinic. Among the participants, 826 (71%) were smokers (n=452) or former smokers (n=374). The mean tobacco consumption was 32 (18) packs a year. We found that more current smokers visited the walk-in service at the clinic (45% versus 33%), whereas more ex-smokers visited the lung function service at the mall (38% versus 25%) (p < 0.01). The mean tobacco consumption was 32 (18) packs a year, with a difference between those visiting the mall and the clinic (32 (20) versus 23 (16), p<0.05). Among smokers, 54% had normal lung function, 15% had signs of airway obstruction, whereas 31% had developed moderate to severe COPD. CONCLUSION: Despite free medical access, more that one thirds had signs of airway obstruction. As all were informed about tobacco cessation, a walk-in service in a clinic and not a supermarket is most cost effective Udgivelsesdato: 2008/8/25
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 170
SP - 2682
EP - 2685
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
SN - 0041-5782
IS - 35
ER -
ID: 10453154