Identifying Eligibility for Specialist Intervention in COPD from UK Primary Care Data: A “Treatable Traits” Approach
Treatable traits are common in COPD and can be identified from routinely collected primary care data. Treatable traits are associated with younger age and greater deprivation. These individuals pose a significant burden to primary care yet are rarely referred to specialist respiratory services.
Authors
- Michael Steiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0127-0614)
- Catherine John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-2073)
- Martin D. Tobin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3596-7874)
- Chiara Batini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-2985)
- Neil J. Greening (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-7529)
- Tom Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-4063)
- Alexander T. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2134-7241)
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Glenfield Hospital (GB)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of COPD
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s502865
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of Leicester
- Medical Research Council
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre