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Results of a home-based training program for patients with COPD

Author: Hernández, M. T. Country/countries: Spain Number of patients participating in the study: 60 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Medication use and adherence

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale (Borg RPE or BORG CR10)
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Medical Research Council Prion Disease Rating Scale (MRC Scale)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Resistance test
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 63.75 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.69) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 40.92 (+/- a standard deviation of 15.97) 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
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)