Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Health Coaching

Harran University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Health coaching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05711654

Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the health coaching approach applied to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on the perceived social support of the patients.

Research Hypotheses:

H0: Health coaching approach has no effect on perceived social support in patients with COPD.

H1: Health coaching approach has an effect on perceived social support in patients with COPD.

Full description

The current study is in the design of a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Patients were randomized into intervention group (n:34) and control group (n=34). Coaching interview will be held once a week for 6-8 weeks with the patients in the coaching group. Coaching sessions will be based on the social support the patient receives from family and friends.

Both the coaching group and the control group will be given information about COPD. This information will be given face to face first. Later, the booklet of the training given will be delivered to the patients via message.

The data was collected using the socio-demographic information form,COPD Assessment Test (CAT), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).

Data Analysis will be done with SPSS package program

Enrollment: 68 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 40 years old,
• diagnosed with COPD for at least 6 months,
• without stage III and IV heart failure,
• without any cancer diagnosis,
• no communication problems (such as those who do not have problems in expressing - themselves, no hearing problems),
• not diagnosed with cognitive and mental dysfunction (such as Alzheimer's, dementia, bipolar disorder, major depression)
• Patients who agree to participate in the study will be formed.

Exclusion criteria

• with any cancer
• with stage IV heart failure
• patients requiring clinical follow-up due to acute COPD exacerbation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Health coaching group

Experimental group

Description:

The patients in the health coaching group will first be given data collection tools, and then the COPD patient information training created by the researcher will be given. For the first eight weeks after the training, face-to-face meetings will be held with patients once a week. Data collection tools will be applied to the patients again in the fourth week and 12 weeks after the interviews are over.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health coaching

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Data collection tools will be applied to the patients in the control group first, and then the COPD patient information training created by the researcher will be given. After the training, there will be no interviews with the patients, and data collection tools will be applied again in the 12th and 20th weeks.