Background Self‐management interventions help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) to acquire and practise the skills they need to carry out disease‐specific …

Background Self-management interventions (SMIs) are recommended for individuals with
COPD to help monitor symptoms and optimize health-related quality of life (HRQOL) …

Background Reducing emergency admissions to hospital has been a cornerstone of
healthcare policy. Little evidence exists to show that systematic interventions across a …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of telephone health coaching delivered by a nurse to
support self management in a primary care population with mild symptoms of chronic …

Background Given that physical activity (PA) has a positive impact on COPD symptoms and
prognosis, this study examined the factors that both encourage and limit participation in PA …

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a treatable and preventable
disease characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and chronic airflow limitation on …

According to the 2013 American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement
on pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), education to promote effective self-management is a …

This study developed two instruments, the Self-Care in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) Inventory (SC-COPDI) and the COPD-Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic progressive lung disease which
imposes significant health and economic burdens on societies. Self-management is …

Background The uptake of traditional pulmonary rehabilitation classes by patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poor because of personal factors that …