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Health Coaching and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Rehospitalization. A Randomized Study

Author: Benzo, R. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 215 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: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB+EB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Respiratory therapist Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 68.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.51) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 40.4 (+/- a standard deviation of 17.15) 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
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)

Other publications associated with this study

Development and feasibility of a self-management intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease delivered with motivational interviewing strategies Link: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e318284ec67