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COPD education and cognitive behavioral therapy group treatment for clinically significant symptoms of depression and anxiety in COPD patients: A randomized controlled trial

Author: Kunik, M. E. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 238 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Education delivered in groups Intervention components: E+G
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
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: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Early recognition of symptoms, Handling /managing emotions, Healthy sleep habits

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Depression Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI and BDI-II)
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Anxiety Beck anxiety index (BAI)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 66.3 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.2) Gender: 9 females/226 males Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 46.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 17.1) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: 2.0

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
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)