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Age: 66.13 years (+/- a standard deviation of 11.89)
Gender: N/A
Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A
Severity of the disease: 44.98 (+/- a standard deviation of 14.15)
Multi-morbidity: N/A
COMPAR-EU RCTs Web
The effects of threshold inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised experimental study
Link:
10.1111/jocn.13841
Author: Chuang, H. Y.
Country/countries: Taiwan
Number of patients participating in the study: 60
This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus
Intervention components: UCP
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Components
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques
Intervention components: E+MT
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Healthcare assistant Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Healthcare assistant Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
Components
Education (E)
Monitoring techniques (MT)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Outcomes measured in the study
Outcome | Measure | Tool |
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COPD symptoms (short term) | Dyspnea or breathlessness | N/A |
Lung Function | Pm/PI max - maximal mouth pressure (%) | N/A |
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
Number of co-morbidities: N/A
Tool: 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 |
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COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness | ||||||||
Lung Function - Pm/PI max - maximal mouth pressure (%) | ||||||||
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity | ||||||||
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments) | ||||||||
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments) |
Learn more about the intervention: Monitoring techniques
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Related cost-effectiveness analysis |
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Related contextual analysis |
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