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Esther Metting
Researcher at University of Groningen
Publications - 37
Citations - 250
Esther Metting is an academic researcher from University of Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & COPD. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 28 publications receiving 167 citations. Previous affiliations of Esther Metting include University Medical Center Groningen.
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Associations between chronic comorbidity and exacerbation risk in primary care patients with COPD
Janine A M Westerik,Esther Metting,Job F M van Boven,Waling Tiersma,Janwillem W. H. Kocks,Tjard Schermer +5 more
TL;DR: Having another chronic respiratory disease beside COPD showed the highest risk for developing a new exacerbation and several chronic comorbidities were associated with having frequent exacerbations and increased exacerbation risk.
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Feasibility and effectiveness of an asthma/COPD service for primary care: a cross-sectional baseline description and longitudinal results.
Esther Metting,Roland A. Riemersma,Janwillem W. H. Kocks,Margriet G. Piersma-Wichers,Robbert Sanderman,Thys van der Molen +5 more
TL;DR: The AC service assessed a considerable proportion of patients with OAD in the area, improved patients’ outcomes, and is considered to be feasible and effective.
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Morning and night symptoms in primary care COPD patients: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. An UNLOCK study from the IPCRG
Ioanna Tsiligianni,Esther Metting,Thys van der Molen,Niels H. Chavannes,Janwillem W. H. Kocks +4 more
TL;DR: This study showed that patients with morning/night symptoms have higher scores in CCQ, and therefore the service does not really miss patients with high morning/ night symptomatology when it only measures CCQ.
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Wrong inhalation technique is associated to poor asthma clinical outcomes. Is there room for improvement
Miguel Román-Rodríguez,Esther Metting,Marina Gacía-Pardo,Janwillem W. H. Kocks,Thys van der Molen +4 more
TL;DR: There is an urgent need for specific interventions including new educational strategies to minimize the negative effects of wrong inhalation technique in asthma clinical outcomes.
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Development of a diagnostic decision tree for obstructive pulmonary diseases based on real-life data.
Esther Metting,Johannes In ‘t Veen,P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen,Ellen Van Heijst,Janwillem W. H. Kocks,Jacqueline Muilwijk-Kroes,Niels H. Chavannes,Thys van der Molen +7 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to develop and explore the diagnostic accuracy of a decision tree derived from a large real-life primary care population based on real- life primary care patients with a specialist's diagnosis, and it was considered to be promising.