Abstract:Background: Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) have a negative impact on patients' health status and disease progression, regardless of the severity. However, their clinical presentation is heterogenous and still little understood. Improving our understanding of AECOPD, during their occurrence, from patients' own lived experience may allow the development of person-centred interventions and enhance recovery. Thus, we aimed to explore patients' experiences during a mild to moderate AECOPD.Methods: Semi-struct… Show more
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