Effect of self-management intervention on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, Chitwan, Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management skills are important for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who are responsible for their day to day care. Poor self-management behaviours have a significant influence on symptoms, functional impairments and quality of life. Evidence has shown that self-management interventions support patients to respond to changing symptoms and thereby make appropriate decisions regarding their self-management.

Objective

This study aimed to find out the effect of self-management interventions in patients with COPD in terms of self-management practice, inhaler practice, COPD symptoms burden, functional ability, self-perceived dyspnoea and emotional symptoms.

Methods

Quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design was carried out among p

SUBMITTER: Sharma K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760700 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature