2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2016.03.013
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Decreased prevalence of moderate to severe COPD over 15 years in northern Sweden

Abstract: Changes in both prevalence and risk factor patterns of COPD were observed between surveys. Following a continuing decrease in smoking habits over several decades, a decrease in the prevalence of moderate to severe COPD was observed from 1994 to 2009 in northern Sweden.

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“…In the subcategory Driving spirit carries COPD care the COPD nurses was described to be main responsible for the spirometry tests, that is required to confirm a COPD diagnosis [1]. However, it is obvious that prevailing routines and time for diagnosing is not enough, which could contribute to the low prevalence for COPD in our study – only one tenth of the estimated national prevalence of 6.3% [4]. For optimal asthma/COPD receptions in primary care 4 h/week per 1000 enrolled citizens is recommended [39], while the COPD nurses in our study worked with COPD and asthma in median 1.4 h/week per 1000 enrolled citizens, which corresponds to an earlier Swedish study [48].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
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“…In the subcategory Driving spirit carries COPD care the COPD nurses was described to be main responsible for the spirometry tests, that is required to confirm a COPD diagnosis [1]. However, it is obvious that prevailing routines and time for diagnosing is not enough, which could contribute to the low prevalence for COPD in our study – only one tenth of the estimated national prevalence of 6.3% [4]. For optimal asthma/COPD receptions in primary care 4 h/week per 1000 enrolled citizens is recommended [39], while the COPD nurses in our study worked with COPD and asthma in median 1.4 h/week per 1000 enrolled citizens, which corresponds to an earlier Swedish study [48].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…About 65 million people worldwide are estimated to have moderate to severe COPD [3], but the disease is largely underdiagnosed, and the prevalence is consequently difficult to estimate [4, 5]. Therefore, provision of diagnostics by the healthcare system is important.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The total annual incidence of all tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis was 7.3 and 4.9 in 100 000 individuals in 2016. Data on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were derived from previously published studies from Sweden . The number of patients with COPD in general population of Sweden in 2016 was between 400 000 and 700 000 individuals.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The asthma prevalence differs between regions and is high in north‐western Europe including the British Isles and the Nordic countries, estimated at about 10% of the adult population or even more in recent studies . In Sweden, the smoking prevalence has been steadily decreasing by more than half over the last decades, and the prevalence of COPD has decreased . On the other hand, the prevalence of allergic rhinitis, which is associated with asthma, has been increasing .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%