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Efficacy of a self-management plan in exacerbations for patients with advanced COPD

Author: Sanchez-Nieto, J. M. Country/countries: Spain Number of patients participating in the study: 96 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: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Education delivered in groups Intervention components: E+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

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Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.7 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.0) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 1.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 1.2)

  • 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
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)