Health-promoting Competence, Coping and Quality of Life in Patients With COPD (REKV-13/1741)

Helse Fonna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coping; Quality of Life; COPD

Treatments: Other: Self management program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02479841

HV911836

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality and disability, and by 2020, it is expected to be the third leading cause of mortality worldwide. COPD is a major public health concern and has considerable impact on health and quality of life.

For this study an evidence based self-management program is developed, the purpose of the study is to see if this self-management program, in collaboration between specialized health services and municipality health services, improves patients with COPD health-promoting competence, coping and quality of life, and reduces health service costs.The study has a RCT design.

Enrollment: 225 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of COPD, GOLD 2-4
• Speak and understand norwegian
• Adult

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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225 participants in 2 patient groups

self management program

Experimental group

Description:

Participation in an 11 week self-management program

Treatment:

Other: Self management program

Control group

No Intervention group