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Age: 56.77 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.76)
Gender: N/A
Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A
Severity of the disease: 27.2 (+/- a standard deviation of 11.53)
Multi-morbidity: N/A
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Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program: Effect on exercise tolerance and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Link:
10.4103/1817-1737.58955
Author: Ghanem
Country/countries: Egypt
Number of patients participating in the study: 39
This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus
Intervention components: UCP
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Components
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention
Intervention components: E
See more Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized), Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise
See more Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized), Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise
Components
Education (E)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Outcomes measured in the study
Outcome | Measure | Tool |
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COPD symptoms (short term) | Dyspnea or breathlessness | Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea |
Lung Function | FVC (L/min) - forced vital capacity | N/A |
Lung Function | FVC (% pred) - forced vital capacity | N/A |
Lung Function | FEV1 (L/min) - forced expiratory volume | N/A |
Lung Function | FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume | N/A |
Physical activity / Muscle strenght | Exercise capacity | 6-min walking test (6MWT) |
Qualiy of life | Quality of life (generic instruments) | N/A |
Qualiy of life | Quality of life (generic instruments) | N/A |
Patient characteristics
Number of co-morbidities: N/A
Tool: 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 |
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COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness | ||||||||
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume | ||||||||
Lung Function - FEV1 (L/min) - forced expiratory volume | ||||||||
Lung Function - FVC (% pred) - forced vital capacity | ||||||||
Lung Function - FVC (L/min) - forced vital capacity | ||||||||
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity | ||||||||
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments) | ||||||||
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments) |
Learn more about the intervention: Education based intervention
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