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The effects of a telehealth coping skills intervention on outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: primary results from the INSPIRE-II study

Author: Blumenthal, J. A. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 326 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered remotely Intervention components: E+AB+EB+SS+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Social support delivered remotely Intervention components: E+SS+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire(SOBQ)
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Depression Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI and BDI-II)
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Anxiety Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Lung Function FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume 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
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) Pulmonary Quality of Life Scale (PQLS )

Patient characteristics

Age: 66.1 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.3) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 45.4 (+/- a standard deviation of 16.8) Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 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
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Anxiety
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Depression
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Lung Function - FEV1/FVC ratio - forced expiratory volume in the first one second to the forced vital capacity of the lungs
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)

Other publications associated with this study

Telephone-based coping skills training for patients awaiting lung transplantation Link: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.3.535 Caregiver-assisted coping skills training for patients with COPD: background, design, and methodological issues for the INSPIREII study Link: 10.1177/1740774509102565