3 results match your criteria: "Nursing Department of ZunYi Medical University[Affiliation]"
Objective: To investigate the effects of a mobile health smartphone application to support self-management programmes on quality of life, self-management behaviour and exercise and smoking cessation behaviour in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Design: A randomised controlled, single-blind trial, was carried out from November 2017 to February 2019, which included 78 participants admitted with COPD to the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University in Guizhou. The study participants were randomised into intervention ( = 39) and control groups ( = 39).
Purpose: To examine the effectiveness of a nurse-led self-management program on outcomes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Design: A randomized controlled, single-blind trial, carried out from October 2017 to December 2018, included 154 participants admitted with COPD to the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University in Guizhou, (randomized into intervention (n = 77) and control groups (n = 77)).
Materials And Methods: Participants in the intervention group underwent a nurse-led self-management program in addition to routine care, and participants of the control group received only routine care.
Background: Although several studies have assessed the effect of Tai Chi in management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), these studies have a wide sample variation and convey inconclusive results. This study aims to determine if a 3-month Tai Chi program improves lung function, exercise capacity, and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with COPD.
Methods: A randomised controlled, single blind trial was undertaken.