Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Erdal, Marta"

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): exacerbations and costs.

Erdal, Marta (Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-27)

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Being a preventable disease in most cases, the burden on both patients and society may be reduced ...
Incidence of utilization- and symptom-defined COPD exacerbations in hospital- and population-recruited patients

Erdal, Marta; Johannessen, Ane; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Bakke, Per S.; Gulsvik, Amund; Grønseth, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to estimate the impact of recruitment source and outcome definition on the incidence of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) and explore possible predictors of AECOPD. Patients ...
Incremental costs of COPD exacerbations in GOLD stage 2+ COPD in ever-smokers of a general population

Erdal, Marta; Johannessen, Ane; Bakke, Per S.; Gulsvik, Amund; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Nielsen, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11)

Objectives To estimate treatment- and productivity-related costs associated with COPD in two different samples, and to analyse the association between the costs and moderate and severe exacerbations. Methods We performed ...