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Improving inhaler adherence in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Author: Van Boven, J. F. M. Country/countries: Belgium Number of patients participating in the study: 734 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: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+EB
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Setting of implementation: Community-based care Professionals delivering the intervention: Pharmacists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Medication use and adherence, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to treatment and recommended visits Adherence to medication N/A
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Medical Research Council Prion Disease Rating Scale (MRC Scale)
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A
Smoking Cessation Smoking cessation N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 68.65 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.65) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 16.55 (+/- a standard deviation of 7.7) 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

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Adherence to treatment and recommended visits - Adherence to medication
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause 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)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)
Smoking Cessation - Smoking cessation

Other publications associated with this study

Effectiveness of pharmaceutical care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PHARMACOP): a randomized controlled trial Link: 10.1111/bcp.12242.