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The efficacy and applicability of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with COPD in a secondary-care community hospital

Author: Elçi, A. Country/countries: Turkey Number of patients participating in the study: 78 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: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Coping with the disease (general tools) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -total score
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 (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 58.87 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.09) Gender: 12.0% female/84.6% male Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 53.78 (+/- a standard deviation of 8.02) 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 - Coping with the disease (general tools)
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)