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Pulmonary rehabilitation compared with brief advice given for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author: White, R. J. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 103 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+AB+EB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist, Nurses, Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Effekt Messgröße Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Anxiety subscale
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -depression subscale
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.0) Gender: 32 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 26.89 (+/- a standard deviation of 7.8) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Effekt Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Anxiety
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Depression
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)