Outputs (4)

Spirometry services in England post-pandemic and the potential role of AI support software: a qualitative study of challenges and opportunities (2023)
Journal Article
Doe, G., Taylor, S., Topalovic, M., Russell, R., Evans, R. A., Maes, J., …Hutchinson, A. (2023). Spirometry services in England post-pandemic and the potential role of AI support software: a qualitative study of challenges and opportunities. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 73(737), e915-e923. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0608

BACKGROUND: Spirometry services to diagnose and monitor lung disease in primary care were identified as a priority in the NHS Long Term Plan, and are restarting post-COVID-19 pandemic in England; however, evidence regarding best practice is limited.... Read More about Spirometry services in England post-pandemic and the potential role of AI support software: a qualitative study of challenges and opportunities.

Nonpharmacological management of psychological distress in people with COPD (2023)
Journal Article
Volpato, E., Farver-Vestergaard, I., Brighton, L. J., Peters, J., Verkleij, M., Hutchinson, A., …von Leupoldt, A. (2023). Nonpharmacological management of psychological distress in people with COPD. European Respiratory Review, 32(167), Article 220170. https://doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0170-2022

Psychological distress is prevalent in people with COPD and relates to a worse course of disease. It often remains unrecognised and untreated, intensifying the burden on patients, carers and healthcare systems. Nonpharmacological management strategie... Read More about Nonpharmacological management of psychological distress in people with COPD.

Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways (2023)
Journal Article
Doe, G., Williams, M. T., Chantrell, S., Steiner, M. C., Armstrong, N., Hutchinson, A., & Evans, R. A. (2023). Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 73(731), e468-e477. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0475

BACKGROUND: Evidence about the delays to diagnosis for patients presenting with breathlessness is lacking. AIM: To explore current care of patients with breathlessness through the experiences of adults presenting with chronic breathlessness who are a... Read More about Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways.

Predictors of hospital admission when presenting with acute-on-chronic breathlessness: binary logistic regression (2023)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, A., Pickering, A., Williams, P., & Johnson, M. (2023). Predictors of hospital admission when presenting with acute-on-chronic breathlessness: binary logistic regression. PLoS ONE, 18(8), Article e0289263. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289263

BACKGROUND: Breathlessness due to medical conditions commonly causes emergency department presentations and unplanned admissions. Acute-on-chronic breathlessness is a reason for 20% of emergency presentations by ambulance with 69% of these being admi... Read More about Predictors of hospital admission when presenting with acute-on-chronic breathlessness: binary logistic regression.