Self-management in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Compared to Usual Care

Self-management in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients: A Primary Healthcare Intervention Study

Evaluation of the effectiveness of COPD self-management interventions compared to usual on Quality of life, functional status, patient education, depression, and anxiety in primary healthcare users in the prefecture of Heraklion, Greece.

To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has examined the effects of self-management programs on patients with COPD in Greece. Therefore, the investigators conducted a randomized controlled trial with a post-test design, to evaluate the implementation and clinical effectiveness of a COPD self-management intervention compared to usual care in terms of the following outcomes: Quality of life, functional status, patient education, depression, and anxiety.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients aged ≥18 years
• had previously been given a physician-diagnosis of mild COPD
• stable on their medications (no treatment modifications) in the last three months
• able to speak, read and/or understand Greek

Exclusion Criteria:

• refusal to participate
• concurrent oncological diseases
• severe cognitive impairment
• neurological, or psychiatric disability