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Is harmonica playing an effective adjunct therapy to pulmonary rehabilitation?

Author: Alexander, J. L. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 25 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: Nurses, Ocuppational therapist Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Ocuppational therapist Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise

Outcomes measured in the study

Desenlace Medida Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire(SOBQ)
Lung Function Respiratory status - Max inspiratory pressure N/A
Lung Function Respiratory status - Max expiratory pressure N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Human Activity Profile (HAP)

Patient characteristics

Age: 69.9 years (+/- a standard deviation of 1.8) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 57.43 (+/- a standard deviation of 6.27) 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

Desenlace 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 - Respiratory status - Max expiratory pressure
Lung Function - Respiratory status - Max inspiratory pressure
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity