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Chronic disease self-management and exercise in COPD as pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial

Author: Cameron-Tucker, H. L. Country/countries: Australia Number of patients participating in the study: 84 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Education delivered in groups Intervention components: E+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Education delivered in groups Intervention components: E+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Dyspnea VAS score
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 (generic instruments) N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy Partners in Health Scale (PIH- overall score)
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy Self-efficacy for exercise (SEE)

Patient characteristics

Age: 65.8 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.35) Gender: 46.0% female 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
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy