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The effectiveness of a Self-management Programme of Activity Coping and Education - SPACE FOR COPD - in Primary CareMitchell, K. January 2013 (has links)
Introduction: COPD is a progressive disease, characterised by symptoms of dyspnoea, fatigue, exercise intolerance and reduced physical activity, resulting in impaired quality of life. Furthermore, the disease poses a significant burden on healthcare systems around the world. SPACE FOR COPD is a new self-management programme which aims to support individuals in acquiring the knowledge and skills required to optimise their emotional and medical well-being. Methods: This thesis describes a randomised controlled trial which aims to establish the effectiveness of a SPACE FOR COPD compared with usual care alone. 184 people with COPD were recruited from primary care. Individuals were randomly allocated to receive either the SPACE FOR COPD intervention or to continue with their usual care. The primary outcome was a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire – Self Report (CRQ-SR) dyspnoea domain. Secondary measures included exercise performance, anxiety, depression, knowledge, self-efficacy and physical activity. Outcome measures were recorded at baseline, six weeks and six months. Results: There was no significant between-group difference in the change in dyspnoea at six months, therefore our hypothesis was rejected. In secondary outcomes, there were significant gains in HRQoL, exercise, performance, anxiety, knowledge and steps at six weeks, and at six months changes in exercise performance and anxiety remained statistically significant. Correction for multiple comparisons, however, had not been made. Conclusions: SPACE FOR COPD did not result in improved dyspnoea, over and above usual care at six months. The programme may confer significant benefits in HRQoL, exercise performance, anxiety, knowledge and physical activity over and above usual care in the short-term, and gains in anxiety and exercise performance maintained at six months. Although these patients were relatively early within the course of their disease, physical activity was low, highlighting the need for a lifestyle intervention in this group of patients. Exploration of the potential benefit of additional on-going support, and delivery within group settings may of value in order to support the maintenance of these benefits in the medium- and longer-term.
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Anthropometric, clinical and lifestyle determinants of exercise energy expenditure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Rittmaster, Dana January 2005 (has links)
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Central circulatory adaptations to low and high intensity cycling in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)De Souza, Melissa January 2005 (has links)
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Nutritional status indicators in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Haddad, Donna L. January 1993 (has links)
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Interaction between circulatory and respiratory exercise adaptation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF)Baril, Jacinthe. January 2006 (has links)
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Impact of nutritional support on changes in functional status during an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Saudny-Unterberger, Helga January 1995 (has links)
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Evaluation of outcomes of a six-month exercise maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBayliss, Daniel John January 1999 (has links)
To date, there is a scant amount of research on the long-term benefits of exercise training for individuals with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate standardized outcomes of a six-month maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation program to determine maintenance of functional capacity. Twenty-three subjects (sixteen men, seven women) diagnosed with clinical COPD ages 30-82 (65 + 12 years) participated in the retrospective study. The subjects were referred to an eight-week comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program after which upon twelve subjects continued onto a maintenance program. Eleven subjects chose not to participate in the maintenance program and were given a home exercise program and were encouraged to remain active. Hemodynamic, functional, and educational measures were taken prior to entry, upon completion of the hospital program, and again six-months post-program. Outcome tests were standardized using the Indiana Society of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outcomes Manual. Significant differences were found between the maintenance and non-maintenance groups for systolic blood pressure in resting, exercise, and recovery measures at six monthsreevaluation. Differences in oxygen saturation were also found to reach significance between the two groups during recovery from the six-minute walk test. Interestingly, duration of exercise was found to be statistically significant between the two groups as well as emergency room visits and physician visits within the last six months. The maintenance group tended to have fewer emergency room and physician visits in addition to having self-reported higher durations of exercise. In conclusion, maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation programs have been shown to maintain physical activity levels for COPD patients and as a result, fewer quality of life consequences specifically the number of hospital admissions and emergency room visits. / School of Physical Education
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The family experience with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRoberts, Della Kim January 1985 (has links)
This study was designed to gain an understanding of the family experience when an adult member has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is recognized that illness within the family affects the well-being of the family unit and the health of all members. To understand the impact of COPD upon the family, however, the literature provides only knowledge of the experience of the individual who has COPD and the spouse, not that of the family unit. Thus, the purpose of this study was to describe and explain the COPD experience from the perspective of the family unit.
A qualitative method, phenomenology, was chosen for this investigation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with eight families who shared their experiences. From the content analysis of these data, three themes that were common throughout the families' accounts were identified and developed to describe and explain family life with COPD.
The first theme, disease-dictated family life, describes four aspects of a common lifestyle that is imposed on the family by the characteristics of COPD. The second theme, isolation, describes the isolation that accompanies the illness experience, for the family group and the individual members within the group. The final theme, family work, describes the four primary challenges the families face and the coping strategies they use to deal with them. These findings revealed that COPD acts as an intense stressor within the family, requiring extensive family work to cope with COPD in a way that maintains the well-being of the family unit. Furthermore, it was found that living with COPD in many ways inhibits the resources within the family and those external sources of support that foster the family's ability to manage the stress associated with living with COPD. The implications for nursing practice and nursing research were delineated in light of the research findings. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Nursing, School of / Graduate
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Hospitalization cost analysis of COPD patients in Guangdong provinceLi, Meng January 2018 (has links)
University of Macau / Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences
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THEOPHYLLINE SERUM CONCENTRATIONS IN AMBULATORY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE.Bredon, James Wolfe. January 1982 (has links)
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