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Comprehensive care programme for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial

Author: Ko, F. W. Country/countries: HK Number of patients participating in the study: 180 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+EB
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC)
Lung Function FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Lung Function FVC (% pred) - forced vital capacity N/A
Lung Function FEV1/FVC ratio - forced expiratory volume in the first one second to the forced vital capacity of the lungs N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital readmissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 74.75 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.26) Gender: 8 females/172 males Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 45.45 (+/- a standard deviation of 16.6) Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 1.55 (+/- a standard deviation of 0.8)

  • Number of co-morbidities: 1.0

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

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome 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
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Lung Function - FEV1/FVC ratio - forced expiratory volume in the first one second to the forced vital capacity of the lungs
Lung Function - FVC (% pred) - forced vital capacity
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital readmissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)

Other publications associated with this study

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