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The effects of maintenance schedules following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial

Author: Wilson, A. M. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 148 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based behavioural techniques and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Community-based care, Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Coping with the disease (general tools) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -total score
Exacerbation Exacerbations N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity The endurance shuttle walk (ESWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 68.31 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.35) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A 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
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Coping with the disease (general tools)
Exacerbation - Exacerbations
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)