Dr. Goncagul Aldan: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Lecturer and nurse, Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing, Ankara, Türkiye
- Quoted on
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“COPD is a serious lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It affects millions of people worldwide and is a leading cause of disability and death... Managing COPD requires more than medication alone. Patients need a holistic approach to help them cope with their symptoms, the physical burden of the disease, and its emotional and psychological impact.”
What Dr. Goncagul Aldan has said
“People with COPD often feel breathless, even during simple daily activities. This reduces their quality of life and makes them increasingly dependent on others for care. Managing COPD requires more than medication alone. Patients need a holistic, approach to help them cope with their symptoms, the physical burden of the disease, and its emotional and psychological impact.”
lecturer and nurse at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing in Ankara · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 29 Sept 2026 · Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung condition ↗
“Both interventions also showed promising results in improving overall health, suggesting that laughter therapy may be a worthwhile area for further investigation alongside pursed-lip breathing in COPD care.”
Faculty of Nursing at Hacettepe University in Ankara · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 29 Sept 2026 · It turns out COPD may be a laughing matter after all ↗
“People with COPD often feel breathless, even during simple daily activities. This reduces their quality of life and makes them increasingly dependent on others for care. Managing COPD requires more than medication alone. Patients need a holistic, approach to help them cope with their symptoms, the physical burden of the disease, and its emotional and psychological impact.”
lecturer and nurse · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 29 Sept 2026 · Chronic respiratory disease sufferers can get the last laugh ↗
Where Dr. Goncagul Aldan has been quoted
- Laughter therapy can help people with COPD breathe more easilyeurekalert.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung conditionindependent.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- It turns out COPD may be a laughing matter after allpharmaphorum.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Chronic respiratory disease sufferers can get the last laughca.news.yahoo.com · 29 Sept 2026
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