Self-management practice, associated factors and its relationship with health literacy and patient activation among multi-morbid COPD patients from rural Nepal

• Main Authors: Uday Narayan Yadav (Author), Jane Lloyd (Author), Hassan Hosseinzadeh (Author), Kedar Prasad Baral (Author), Narendra Bhatta (Author), Mark Fort Harris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive and debilitating condition that affects individuals' quality of life. COPD self-management and supports provided by carers is key to the quality of life people living with COPD. Health literacy (HL) and Patient Ac...