Enhancing Patient Engagement in Pulmonary Healthcare

This book examines the most up-to-date strategies that can be used to enhance the healthcare professional-patient interaction to influence positive behavior change and improve treatment adherence in pulmonary healthcare. This book is written by experts in the field who couple their experience with practical strategies (the art) with evidence-based theory (the science). Non-adherence with treatment and inability to engage in positive behavior change often result in adverse outcomes for patients with pulmonary disease, with reduced health-related quality of life and increased risks for morbidity and mortality. Healthcare professional-specific skills related to education and guiding positive behavior change are important in the day-to-day care of patients with chronic respiratory disease. Supporting patients to engage in self-management and be adherent with interventions and positive behavior changes that are tailored to the individual patient's needs, preferences, and personal goals is important for positive health outcomes. Chapters discuss global concepts such as motivational interviewing on improving engagement and how to apply strategies to specific situations (for examples: smoking cessation, promoting physical activity, inhaler adherence, supplemental oxygen use, and non-invasive ventilation) commonly experiencedon the front lines of caring for patients with pulmonary and sleep disorders. The textbook raises awareness of direct approaches and recent technological advances that healthcare professionals can use to support positive behavior change in their day-to-day clinical practice. Effective,patient-tailored self-management interventions are discussed, including the evidence for these interventions and ways to personalize the strategies to each patient's unique needs. This book is an ideal guide for healthcare professionals working with patients experiencing chronic pulmonary conditions, including pulmnologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurses, trainees, and the many allied health professionals involved in delivering care such as respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and behavioral psychologists. The concepts of this book can also be applied to the management of other chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus.