“…In addition, patients suffering from respiratory disease can be challenged when their need to share their stories about issues related to their coping with illness or existential aspects of their everyday life is not adequately recognized by healthcare professionals during outpatient consultations (Jensen, Brinkjaer, Larsen, & Konradsen, 2015). Such experiences seem to be critical during the transitional period when COPD patients are struggling to stay engaged in their daily self-management, and implementation of effective self-management interventions remains a challenge (Bourbeau et al, 2013; Chen, Chen, Lee, Cho, & Weng, 2008; Chen, Liu, ShyuYea-Ing, & Yeh, 2016; Disler et al, 2016; Disler, Gallagher, & Davidson, 2012; Harrison, Janaudis-Ferreira, Brooks, Desveaux, & Goldstein, 2015; Jolly et al, 2016; Jonkman et al, 2016; Jonsdottir, 2013; Korpershoek et al, 2016; Zwerink et al, 2014). These studies report the experiences of COPD patients related to time-limited settings after an AECOPD.…”