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Written action plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase appropriate treatment for acute exacerbations

Author: Wood-Baker, R. Country/countries: Australia Number of patients participating in the study: 139 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: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Résultat Mesure Tool
Lung Function FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume 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
Lung Function FEV1 (L/min) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Steps a day N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 70.04 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.12) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 45.21 (+/- a standard deviation of 15.9) 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

Résultat Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Lung Function - FEV1 (L/min) - forced expiratory volume
Lung Function - FEV1/FVC ratio - forced expiratory volume in the first one second to the forced vital capacity of the lungs
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Steps a day
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)