A Real-World Evaluation of Therapeutic Inertia in Patients with Severe Uncontrolled Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Myriam Calle Rubio, Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Pere Almagro, Arturo Huerta, Diego González-Segura, Borja G Cosío · 2026
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Myriam Calle Rubio and co-authors present a 2026 Spanish study of therapeutic inertia in severe COPD, the failure to step up treatment when goals are unmet. Using records from nearly 5,000 patients with severe disease, they also compared doctors' sense of control against test-based control.
Disease was uncontrolled in 72.5 percent of patients, yet in 43.7 percent of those cases no treatment change was made. Inertia linked to traits like former smoking, fewer past flare-ups, and patient satisfaction with treatment. Doctors judged disease controlled in over two thirds of uncontrolled cases, a sharp perception gap, while the mismatch was small in truly controlled cases. Treatment satisfaction and lack of recent flare-ups most swayed doctors' views. The authors urge standard, structured follow-up for severe COPD.
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| CREATOR | Myriam Calle Rubio, Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Pere Almagro, Arturo Huerta, Diego González-Segura, Borja G Cosío |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41841 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |