COPD at a Street Level

Summary

The trial investigates and describes the prevalence of COPD among socially vulnerable individuals who come in contact with a mobile clinic and investigates the effect of opportunistic screening for COPD in these vulnerable persons. The study population is individuals who come in contact with a mobile clinic, that visits home shelters, open drugs scenes etc. in the Capital Region of Denmark during the inclusion period, and monitor them for up to 1 year in order to investigate variables that are significant in terms of the patients' treatment, hospitalizations, and mortality in relation to COPD. Our hypothesis is that there will be a higher incidence of COPD among socially vulnerable individuals who come in contact with the mobile clinic than in the general population.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years or older
* Able to speak and understand Danish or English to such an extent that informed consent can be obtained

Exclusion Criteria:

\- Not having a Danish civil registration number, since foreign patients do not have free access to examinations and medical treatment, and cannot be followed up in the national patient registry

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