Condition 1: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Condition 2: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Telephone follow-up: the researcher contact with the patientby using telephone twice a week for the first month , and for the second and third months, once a week
Sponsors
Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Clinical diagnosis of COPD Grades 2 and 3 of COPD according to the GOLD criteria Willingness to participate in the study Ability to speak and communicate Having Reading and writing skills Having a mobile phone Ability to use SMS service having at least 40 years of age No enrolled in other empowerment programs during the past 6 months No history of mental disorder according to medical record and physician's opinion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diseases that make the patient's condition unstable Unwillingness to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life. Timepoint: Before empowerment sessions and before and after intervention. Method of measurement: St George's Questionnaire.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before empowerment sessions and before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The Piper Fatigue Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHaydeh Heidari
Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed