From: Renaming COPD exacerbations: the UK respiratory nursing perspective
Sub-theme | Quote |
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‘Exacerbation’ is widely recognised in COPD | ‘Exacerbation is mentioned in the COPD care plan’ and ‘pulmonary rehab mentions exacerbation’. |
‘Patients understand but often don’t understand that they can just have a worsening of usual symptoms & therefore will associate with antibiotic use with exacerbation’ | |
Flare up is a familiar term | ‘Flare-up is easy to understand, it is a term some have heard used for Arthritis and Asthma’ |
Patients may need to be taught what the term ‘exacerbation’ means | ‘Patients understand the term flare up much better’ |
‘Chest infection’ is a misplaced term in describing ‘exacerbations’ | ‘Exacerbation’- I like this as it leads nicely into explaining what the umbrella term means. |
‘I think chest infection is an inaccurate description of what is often going on’ | |
‘Avoid use of chest infection as implies need for antibiotics which are not always required’ | |
The use of ‘lung attack’ is widely promoted | ‘Flare-up is easy to understand, it is a term some have heard used for Arthritis and Asthma’ |
‘Patients understand the term flare up much better’ | |
‘consistent language with the British lung foundation’ | |
‘Crisis’ is unfamiliar to respiratory nurses but it has potential to make an impact | ‘I like the term crisis- it isn’t all encompassing as in mild crisis?’ |
Does work, you don’t really hear the term mild heart attack. It’s a heart attack or not’ |