Protocol for a feasibility randomized trial of self-management support for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using lay health coaches.

ABSTRACT: Challenges with self-management are a major contributor to poor outcomes among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The causes of poor self-management in COPD are manifold, and they arise from physical, cognitive, socioeconomic, environmental and societal sources. To address this complexity, we developed the Supporting self-Management Behaviors in Adults with COPD (SaMBA-COPD) model, which uses lay health coaches to identify a patient's barriers to effective COPD self-management and provide tailored support to help them overcome those barriers, reduce their symptoms and need for urgent care and improve their quality of life. The 6-month intervention includes referral of patients to a pharmacist for prescription of antibiotic and oral steroid "rescue packs" and support

SUBMITTER: Federman AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8595863 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature