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Comparable improvements achieved in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through pulmonary rehabilitation with and without a structured educational intervention: a randomized controlled trial

Author: Blackstock, F. C. Country/countries: Australia Number of patients participating in the study: 267 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques delivered in groups Intervention components: E+AB+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques delivered in groups Intervention components: E+AB+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist, Healthcare assistant, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Grocery Shelving Test (GST)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy General Self-efficacy Scale -12 (GSES-12)

Patient characteristics

Age: 72.2 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.3) Gender: 106 females/161 males Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 57.4 (+/- a standard deviation of 22.5) 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
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)
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy