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Pilot study of a cell phone-based exercise persistence intervention post-rehabilitation for COPD

Author: Nguyen, H. Q. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 16 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Steps a day steps a day (pedometer)
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

Patient characteristics

Age: 68.2 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.5) Gender: 11 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 40.9 (+/- a standard deviation of 17.0) 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
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Steps a day
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)