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A self-management programme for COPD: a randomised controlled trial

Author: Mitchell, K. E. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 184 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ) - Dyspnea
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
Knowledge Knowledge Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire (BCKQ)
N/A N/A N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity The endurance shuttle walk (ESWT)
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy Pulmonary Rehabilitation Adapted Index of Self-Efficacy (PRAISE)

Patient characteristics

Age: 69.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.15) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 57.88 (+/- a standard deviation of 17.1) 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
Knowledge - Knowledge
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 - Emergency room/department visits
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy

Other publications associated with this study

Can a supported self-management program for COPD upon hospital discharge reduce readmissions? A randomized controlled trial Link: 10.2147/copd.S91253