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Home-based rehabilitation for COPD using minimal resources: A randomised, controlled equivalence trial

Author: Holland, A. E. Country/countries: Australia Number of patients participating in the study: 166 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
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: Condition-specific 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 Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC)
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Steps a day N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy Pulmonary Rehabilitation Adapted Index of Self-Efficacy (PRAISE)

Patient characteristics

Age: 69.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 11.54) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 50.45 (+/- a standard deviation of 19.0) 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
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Steps a day
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy