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[Effectiveness of a specific program for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and frequent exacerbations]

Author: Soler, J. J. Country/countries: Spain Number of patients participating in the study: 26 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Education delivered in groups Intervention components: E+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Healthy sleep habits, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Medical Research Council Prion Disease Rating Scale (MRC Scale)
Lung Function FEV1 (L/min) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Lung Function FVC (L/min) - forced vital capacity 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
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 73.5 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.1) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 42.8 (+/- a standard deviation of 15.7) 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
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
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
Lung Function - FVC (L/min) - forced vital capacity
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)