Authors: Prashant Jarhyan, Anastasia Hutchinson, Rajesh Khatkar, Dimple Kondal, Mari Botti, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, and Sailesh Mohan
When Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) goes undiagnosed, it often results in a high disease burden and in some cases death. Community Health Workers (CHWs) in a rural area of North India assessed the effectiveness of a two-step screening strategy to accurately identify individuals with COPD. With such a strategy, the hope is to ensure proper disease management and decreased disease-burden. The test itself performed with high accuracy, suggesting its potential for accurately identifying COPD cases, and highlighting the usefulness of employing CHWs to administer it within the community.
Link: Diagnostic Accuracy of a Two-Stage Sequential Screening Strategy Implemented by Community Health Workers (CHWs) to Identify Individuals with COPD in Rural India
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Resource Topic: COPD, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Prevention
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2020
Region: Asia
Country: India
Publisher May Restrict Access: No