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Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the community: A randomized controlled trial of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for elderly housebound patients

Author: Boxall, A. M. Country/countries: Australia Number of patients participating in the study: 60 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: Monitoring and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+EB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Ocuppational therapist, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Borg CR-10 scale - Borg RPE-D
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 76.7 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.9) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 39.1 (+/- a standard deviation of 15.5) 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
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)