Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: At first, based on random allocation, each patient is entered into the intervention or control group after entering the study. The control group will receive only r
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Identified as COPD patient for at least 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Persons who are suffering from known physical and mental diseases that affect the quality of life, such as dialysis, or other known mental problems, such as depression and schizophrenia, which require medication or a special diet. People who do not attend two (or more) follow-up sessions. People who have participated in another educational program during the research. People who enter the acute phase of the disease and need to be re-hospitalized. People who have hearing, visual and touch disorders or who are not able to speak Persian language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Shortness of Breath. Timepoint: Before starting the study and at the end of the study. Method of measurement: Modified Borg Scale.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before starting the study and at the end of the study. Method of measurement: Short-Form Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire.;Pulmonary Function. Timepoint: Before starting the study and at the end of the study. Method of measurement: 6 Minute Walk Test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFariba Borhani
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed