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 The prevalence of diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in
the UK is 1.8%, although it is estimated that this represents less than half of the total disease …

Background Better self management could improve quality of life (QoL) and reduce hospital
admissions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the best way to promote it …

This randomized, two armed feasibility study in a UK General Practice Surgery investigated
the feasibility of introducing a nurse-led educational telephone intervention for patients with …

Objective To assess the long term effects of two different modes of disease management
(comprehensive self management and routine monitoring) on quality of life (primary …

Studies of programmes of self-management support for chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) have been inconclusive. The Self-Management Programme of Activity …

Objective: Evaluate the feasibility of the COPD Web and its study design and study
procedures and to increase the understanding of the potential effect of the tool in order to …

The pivotal objective of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) self-management
programmes is behaviour change to avoid moderate and severe exacerbations and improve …

Objective To determine whether supported self management in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce hospital readmissions in the United Kingdom …

COPD self-management reduces hospital admissions and improves health-related quality of
life (HRQoL). However, whilst most patients are managed in primary care, the majority of self …