How Does a COPD Diagnosis Affect the Person’s Loved Ones?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a serious lung disease that makes it hard to breathe.

Joel Africk discusses what a COPD diagnosis means for the person’s family, including the importance of self-care by caregivers and empowerment by relatives.

This video is by Learn More, Breathe Better — a program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to bring greater visibility to lung health by translating research for public and professional education programs. Joel Africk is CEO of Respiratory Health Association, a Breathe Better Network partner.