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Efficient integrated education for older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using the Lung Information Needs Questionnaire

Author: Wakabayashi, R. Country/countries: Japan Number of patients participating in the study: 102 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC)
Lung Function FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 71.7 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.6) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 60.3 (+/- a standard deviation of 21.0) Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 2.68 (+/- a standard deviation of 1.2)

  • 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
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)