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It is also common to experience changes in your mood such as depression or anxiety, but it is important to remember that there are support services you can access, such as pulmonary rehabilitation and support groups, which can help you learn about your condition, and improve your wellbeing.<\/p>\n","button_display_setting":false,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"Link Button","link":{"title":"Find out more","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/living-with-a-lung-disease\/copd\/c-o-p-e-copd-online-patient-education\/","target":"_blank"},"email":"","file":false,"modal_trigger":"","button_text":""},"background_colour":"#f9f9f9","column_image":false,"youtube_video_url":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"column_content","columns":[{"column_type":"text","heading_text":"COPD Action Plan","paragraph_text":"<p>The COPD Action Plan helps you recognise when your symptoms change and what action you should take. 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It can also be used to complement pulmonary rehabilitation or as a reference point for information on living well with a lung condition.<\/p>\n","button_display_setting":true,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"Link Button","link":{"title":"Find out more","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/living-with-a-lung-disease\/copd\/c-o-p-e-copd-online-patient-education\/","target":"_blank"},"email":"","file":false,"modal_trigger":"","button_text":""},"background_colour":"transparent","column_image":false,"youtube_video_url":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","quote":"No one knows what it\u2019s like to have COPD, not doctors or nurses or even our friends, really. People with COPD are the only ones who can speak from experience. Speaking to others with COPD helps you realise that you\u2019re not alone and you can still enjoy a good life.","name_and_reference":"Meredith, lives with COPD. 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Asthma-COPD overlap. National Asthma Council Australia. Melbourne, 2017.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-reference\">Toelle B, Xuan W, Bird T, Abramson M, Atkinson D, Burton D, James A, Jenkins C, Johns D, Maguire G, Musk A, Walters E, Wood-Baker R, Hunter M, Graham B, Southwell P, Vollmer W, Buist A, Marks G. Respiratory symptoms and illness in older Australians: The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. Med J Aust 2013;198:144-148<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-reference\">Xuan W, Toelle B, Bird T, Abramson M, Graham B, James A, Johns D, Maguire G, Wood-Baker R, Marks G. Prevalence of respiratory symptoms, illnesses and spirometric diagnoses in the Australian BOLD study. Respirology 2011; 16: 51<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-reference\">Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2013. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: First Results, Australia, 2012\u201313. ABS cat. no. 4727.0.55.001. 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