COPD Self-Care

Your loved one wants to be independent, in control, and not a burden. They can help you by helping themselves, so guide and support them in self-care.

COPD Self-Care
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Helpful Highlights

  • Infection prevention and energy conservation are top priorities in the self-management of COPD

  • Other disease management strategies are more easily implemented than you may think, and you can help

  • COPD may have unusual symptoms that should be reported to the provider

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When spending time with your loved one, incorporate encouraging conversation about self-care.  Below is a list of self-care-related behaviors and tasks to help spark dialogue. Select 1 or 2 of the items that you think are most important and start there. Add more in as your loved one seems ready. These will help your loved one take the lead in their disease management and gain control over their quality of life, creating more time for you to be their loved one and not their caregiver.

More Time to Enjoy

Self-care (disease management)

COPD Self-Care and Infection Prevention

Infection prevention

Energy conservation

When to call the doctor

Call the provider if breathing is:

Also, call the provider when they are:

Call 9-1-1 if they have unusual or unexplained chest pain (i.e., not from coughing).

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