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Self-management plans in the primary care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author: McGeoch, G. R. Country/countries: New Zealand Number of patients participating in the study: 159 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator, Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Anxiety subscale
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -depression subscale
Knowledge Knowledge N/A
Knowledge Knowledge COPD Self-Management Interview (COPD-SMI)
Knowledge Knowledge N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 70.86 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.85) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 53.91 (+/- a standard deviation of 18.43) 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
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Anxiety
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Depression
Knowledge - Knowledge
Knowledge - Knowledge
Knowledge - Knowledge
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)