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Efficacy of pursed-lips breathing: a breathing pattern retraining strategy for dyspnea reduction

Author: Nield, M. A. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 40 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: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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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, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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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, Self-monitoring

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 San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire(SOBQ)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Human Activity Profile (HAP)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 65.6 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.9) Gender: 2 females/38 males Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 39.2 (+/- a standard deviation of 13.4) 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
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)