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Age: 69.9 years (+/- a standard deviation of 1.8)
Gender: N/A
Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A
Severity of the disease: 57.43 (+/- a standard deviation of 6.27)
Multi-morbidity: N/A
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Is harmonica playing an effective adjunct therapy to pulmonary rehabilitation?
Link:
10.1002/rnj.33
Author: Alexander, J. L.
Country/countries: United States
Number of patients participating in the study: 25
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: Nurses, Ocuppational therapist Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Ocuppational therapist Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
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: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Ocuppational therapist Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Ocuppational therapist Targeted self-management behaviours: 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 | San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire(SOBQ) |
Lung Function | Respiratory status - Max inspiratory pressure | N/A |
Lung Function | Respiratory status - Max expiratory pressure | N/A |
Physical activity / Muscle strenght | Exercise capacity | 6-min walking test (6MWT) |
Physical activity / Muscle strenght | Exercise capacity | Human Activity Profile (HAP) |
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 - Respiratory status - Max expiratory pressure | ||||||||
Lung Function - Respiratory status - Max inspiratory pressure | ||||||||
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity | ||||||||
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity |
Learn more about the intervention: Education based intervention
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