COPD: Background Information (2008)
Identifying Information and Availability
Bibliographic Source
American Dietetic Association.
Adaption
This guideline was not adapted from another source. Development of the guideline was conducted in accordance with the Appraisal of Guidelines Research Evaluation critical appraisal instrument.
Date Released
2008.
Guideline Developer
American Dietetic Association.
Guideline Status
This is the first release of the ADA Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline.
Guideline Reviewers
- Nany Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N, FAPWCA
- Michael Donahoe, MD
- Carla Holley, RRT
- Peg Judy, BA, RTT-RCP
- Desiree Parella, RD
- Annemie Schols
Expert Work Group
- Sandra I. Austhof, MS, RD, LD, CNSD, Chair
- Carrie Gleeksman, MS, RD
- Ainsley Malone, MS, RD, LD, CNSD
- Juliet M. Mancino, MS, RD,CDE
- Donna Mueller, PhD, RD, FADA
- Ann Neussendorfer, RD
Former Work Group Members
- Irma A. Ishkanian, RD
- Margaret W. Lange, MNS, RD, LD
Project Manager/Lead Evidence Analyst
- Erica K. Gradwell, MS, RD
- Ellen K. Bowser, MS, RD, CSP
- Erica K. Gradwell, MS, RD
- Kimberly R. Larson, MS, RD, LN
- Margaret A. Maher, PhD, RD
- Ranae Rogerson, MS, RD, LDN
- Commission on Dietetic Registration
- American Dietetic Association
- Deborah Cummins, PhD
- Kari Kren, MPH, RD
- Esther F. Myers, PhD, RD
The guideline will be available online.
Availability of Companion Documents
The COPD Toolkit is a set of companion documents which detail how the practitioner applies the Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline in practice. The Toolkit will include items such as documentation forms, outcomes-monitoring sheets, client education resources, case studies and MNT protocols for implementing the Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline.
Patient Resources
Patient education resources will be available within the COPD Toolkit.
National Library of Medicine Subject Headings
- The main MeSH category is designated as Therapeutics.
- The sub-categories under this heading include Nutrition Therapy and Diet Therapy.
Institutes of Medicine (IOM) National Healthcare Quality Report Categories
- IOM care need: Getting better
- IOM domain: Effectiveness, patient-centeredness.
Copyright Statement
The American Dietetic Association encourages the free exchange of evidence in nutrition practice guidelines and promotes the adaptation of the guidelines for local conditions. However, please note that guidelines are subject to copyright provisions. To replicate or reproduce this guideline, in part or in full, please obtain agreement from the American Dietetic Association. Contact eal@adaevidencelibrary.com for copyright permission.
When modifying the guidelines for local circumstances, significant departures from these comprehensive guidelines should be fully documented and the reasons for the differences explicitly detailed.
©2008 American Dietetic Association.
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