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A pulmonary-specialist-health coach consultation model significantly improves the uptake of guideline-based care and breathing-related quality of life for socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with asthma or COPD compared to usual care. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to assess the benefits of a pulmonary-specialist health coach consultation model for patients with asthma and COPD compared to usual care.

May 20, 2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

B94-02 Pulmonary Specialist Health Coach Consultation Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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GSG SuSan Francisco General Hospital ACA CabreraUniversity of California, San Francisco STS TsaoSan Francisco General Hospital

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved guideline-based care in patients with asthma and COPD, suggesting a viable model for specialty management.

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This research aims to assess the benefits of a pulmonary-specialist health coach consultation model for patients with asthma and COPD compared to usual care.
Conducted a randomized controlled trial over 16 weeks with adult patients speaking English or Spanish.
Implemented health coach-facilitated consultations focusing on guideline-based care compared to usual care.
Measured outcomes included guideline-based care, quality of life, and adherence to inhaler therapy.
23.7% of care gaps closed for control patients (n=163) versus 38.2% for intervention patients (n=165), RR 1.61 (95% CI, 1.37-1.90).
Chronic lung disease education received by 55.7% of controls and 76.5% of intervention patients (RR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.00-1.88).
Quality of life improved significantly for intervention patients with SGRQ total scores decreasing to 37.1 compared to 50.0 for controls (RM, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.68-0.81).

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Su et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d5064f03e14405aa9c324 https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.974

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved guideline-based care in patients with asthma and COPD, suggesting a viable model for specialty management.

B94-02 Pulmonary Specialist Health Coach Consultation Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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B94-02 Pulmonary Specialist Health Coach Consultation Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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