Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention is a mobile-based pulmonary rehabilitation application that was prepared based on current world sources and approved by experts. This application h
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients should be in grades 2 to 4 on the Global Initiative Scale for Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Patients and caregivers have no history of cognitive or mental disorders. The age category of caregivers is 18-60 years. Caregivers have access to the Internet and smartphones to use the app. The primary responsibility for patient care lies with the caregiver. The caregiver has more than 6 months of patient care history. Caregivers have a minimum reading literacy and Mobile literacy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Samples are reluctant to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The burden of care, quality of life and psychological distress. Timepoint: Measuring the burden of care, quality of life and psychological distress at the beginning of the study and 6 weeks after starting to use the pulmonary rehabilitation application. Method of measurement: Kessler Psychological Distress Questionnaire, Zarit Care Load Questionnaire, SF12 Quality of Life Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactVajihe Atashi
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed