Dyspnea and Psychosocial Effects of Hand Fan Application in COPD Patients

Ardahan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dyspnea; Depression; COPD; Anxiety; Illness Perception

Treatments: Behavioral: Hand Fan Application; Other: Standard Care for COPD Patients

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06857422

ArdahanU-Simsekli-DS-04

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of hand fan application on dyspnea, illness perception, anxiety, and depression in COPD patients. A total of 56 voluntary COPD patients (28 experimental, 28 control) will be recruited from Ardahan State Hospital Chest Diseases Clinic.

Patients will be randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The experimental group will receive a hand fan and use it for 10 minutes daily for six weeks, while the control group will receive standard care. Dyspnea, illness perception, anxiety, and depression will be assessed using the Visual Dyspnea Scale, Illness Perception Questionnaire, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at baseline and after six weeks.

Data will be analyzed using statistical software. This study is expected to contribute to the literature by evaluating a non-pharmacological intervention for COPD-related dyspnea and psychological outcomes.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Orientation and cooperation
• No communication problems

Exclusion criteria

• Having a COPD exacerbation in the last 4 weeks

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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59 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

hand fan application

Treatment:

Behavioral: Hand Fan Application

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

standard care

Treatment:

Other: Standard Care for COPD Patients