Towards successful self-management and empowerment for COPD patients

People suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have to deal with the disease throughout their lifetime and there is no getting around without a successful self-management process. However, a poor adherence to COPD treatment is common in COPD patients and responsible for increased hospitalizations, mortality, reduced quality of life and loss of productivity. This paper envisions a novel, technology assisted solution and describes the steps needed to cover the full process of self-management. Thereby, it highlights general requirements of a technology assisted self-management device for chronic diseases and depicts a solution especially for people living with COPD.