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A Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Author: Coultas, D. B. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 305 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: health coach Targeted self-management behaviours: Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB+SS
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital), Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Service, health coach Targeted self-management behaviours: Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)

Patient characteristics

Age: 70.29 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.48) Gender: 154 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 2.99 (+/- a standard deviation of 1.95)

  • 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
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity

Other publications associated with this study

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Self-Management Activation Research Trial (COPD-SMART): Design and Methods Link: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.05.004