Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trial
# Background The educational component is a comprehensive part of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), and telephone follow-up (TFU) is an alternative to reinforce face-to-face education. The objective was to determine the effect of telephone follow-up on educational needs, dyspnea, quality of life and f...
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| description | # Background
The educational component is a comprehensive part of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), and telephone follow-up (TFU) is an alternative to reinforce face-to-face education. The objective was to determine the effect of telephone follow-up on educational needs, dyspnea, quality of life and functional capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients undergoing PR.
# Methods
Double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial in patients with COPD in a PR program in Cali-Colombia, allocation by randomization tables. All patients received 24 sessions of PR, which included face-to-face education sessions. In addition, the experimental group received telephone calls twice a week to reinforce the face-to-face educational content. The Lung Information Needs Questionnaire (LINQ) was used to measure disease knowledge, the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire to measure quality of life, the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale to measure dyspnea, and the 6-minute walking test (6MWT) to measure functional capacity.
# Results
Thirty-four patients were randomized and 31 were analyzed. PR group with conventional education (PRTE) *n*=15 and PR group with education plus telephone follow-up (PRTETFU) *n*=16. Significant improvement from baseline to endpoint in both groups: LINQ (PRTE 4±1.1, *p*=0.003, PRTETFU 5.8±10.6, *p*=0.000), mMRC (PRTE 1.6±0.3, *p*=0.000, PRTETFU 0.6±0.3, *p*=0.036) and functional capacity (PM6M: PRTE 45.9m±16.1, *p*=0.013, PRTETFU 62.8m±21.4, *p*=0.010). Analysis showed differences between groups for changes in LINQ knowledge domain after intervention, with greater improvement for PRTETFU (*p*=0.018).
# Discussion
The TFU is an alternative to reinforce the education. This study demonstrated greater positive effects for the autonomous management of the pathology.
# Conclusion
Adding educational reinforcement through phone calls to patients with COPD during PR leads to improved knowledge and skills for managing the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6edc9614822142c99749c88b86724bef2025-02-11T20:30:51ZengCanadian Society of Respiratory TherapistsCanadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy2368-68202023-12-0159Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trialStefanie Tonguino RoseroJuan Carlos Ávila ValenciaJhonatan Betancourt Peña# Background The educational component is a comprehensive part of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), and telephone follow-up (TFU) is an alternative to reinforce face-to-face education. The objective was to determine the effect of telephone follow-up on educational needs, dyspnea, quality of life and functional capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients undergoing PR. # Methods Double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial in patients with COPD in a PR program in Cali-Colombia, allocation by randomization tables. All patients received 24 sessions of PR, which included face-to-face education sessions. In addition, the experimental group received telephone calls twice a week to reinforce the face-to-face educational content. The Lung Information Needs Questionnaire (LINQ) was used to measure disease knowledge, the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire to measure quality of life, the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale to measure dyspnea, and the 6-minute walking test (6MWT) to measure functional capacity. # Results Thirty-four patients were randomized and 31 were analyzed. PR group with conventional education (PRTE) *n*=15 and PR group with education plus telephone follow-up (PRTETFU) *n*=16. Significant improvement from baseline to endpoint in both groups: LINQ (PRTE 4±1.1, *p*=0.003, PRTETFU 5.8±10.6, *p*=0.000), mMRC (PRTE 1.6±0.3, *p*=0.000, PRTETFU 0.6±0.3, *p*=0.036) and functional capacity (PM6M: PRTE 45.9m±16.1, *p*=0.013, PRTETFU 62.8m±21.4, *p*=0.010). Analysis showed differences between groups for changes in LINQ knowledge domain after intervention, with greater improvement for PRTETFU (*p*=0.018). # Discussion The TFU is an alternative to reinforce the education. This study demonstrated greater positive effects for the autonomous management of the pathology. # Conclusion Adding educational reinforcement through phone calls to patients with COPD during PR leads to improved knowledge and skills for managing the disease.https://doi.org/10.29390/001c.90520 |
| spellingShingle | Stefanie Tonguino Rosero Juan Carlos Ávila Valencia Jhonatan Betancourt Peña Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trial Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy |
| title | Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trial |
| title_full | Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trial |
| title_fullStr | Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trial |
| title_short | Impact of telephone follow-up on COPD outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients: A randomized clinical trial |
| title_sort | impact of telephone follow up on copd outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients a randomized clinical trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.29390/001c.90520 |
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