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'The COPD breathlessness manual': a randomised controlled trial to test a cognitive-behavioural manual versus information booklets on health service use, mood and health status, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author: Howard, C. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 222 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: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Self-reported chronic respiratory questionnaire (CRQ-SR) - dyspnea domain
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Anxiety subscale
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -depression subscale
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 72.19 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.91) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 57.73 (+/- a standard deviation of 15.79) 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
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Anxiety
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Depression
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)