Nurse-led Integrated Care in COPD Patients With a Pulmonary Exacerbation (NICCO)
Status
Completed
Conditions
COPD Exacerbation
Treatments
Other: Integrated Care Model
Details and patient eligibility
About
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect and effectiveness of the nurse-led integrated care programme for the management of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) exacerbations on patients' quality of life, rehospitalisation and exacerbation rate, illness-related emotional distress, selected health behaviours and cost-utility at three months. Furthermore, understanding barriers and facilitators to implementation success is of interest.
Enrollment
69 patients
Sex
All
Ages
18+ years old
Volunteers
No Healthy Volunteers
Inclusion criteria
- Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD (GOLD 1-4)
- Hospitalisation due to a COPD exacerbation and decision to start with steroids and/or antibiotics (severe exacerbation)
- Age ≥ 18
Exclusion criteria
- Cognitive impairment (dementia, delirium)
- Not speaking German, French, Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Serbian, Tamil, Hindi, Turkish or Slovakian
Trial design
Primary purpose
Supportive Care
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Interventional model
Sequential Assignment
Masking
None (Open label)
69 participants in 2 patient groups
Intervention Group
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Integrated Care Model
Control Group
No Intervention group
Trial contacts and locations
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