Effect of a nurse-led integrated care intervention on quality of life and rehospitalisation in patients with severe exacerbation of COPD-a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the feasibility and effect of a nurse-led integrated care intervention on health-related quality of life (QoL) and unplanned 90-day rehospitalisation in patients hospitalised due to acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD).

Method

A monocentric non-randomized parallel cluster design was applied. The primary endpoint was the difference between Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) Mastery Scores at hospital discharge and 13 weeks post-discharge. Secondary endpoints were differences between other CRQ scores, numbers of rehospitalisations and self-reported exacerbations. The study would end either 13 weeks after the full sample size was achieved or when study time ran out.

Results

The study was terminated before reaching the targeted sample size. Of 174

SUBMITTER: Schmid-Mohler G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature