Key result
Telephone-based coping skills training significantly improved quality of life measures, including perceived stress and mental health functioning, but did not improve survival to transplant.
Why the study?
Does telephone-based coping skills training improve quality of life and survival in patients with end-stage lung disease awaiting lung transplantation?
RCT (n=328)
Blinded outcome assessment
Allocation concealment
Yes
Does telephone-based coping skills training improve quality of life and survival in patients with end-stage lung disease awaiting lung transplantation?
Telephone-based coping skills training improves quality of life and psychological well-being in patients awaiting lung transplantation, though it does not impact survival.
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May warrant QoL screening to flag higher-risk transplant candidates; leaves open whether coping interventions improve survival.
Blumenthal et al. (2006) conducted an RCT in End-stage lung disease awaiting lung transplantation (n=328). Telephone-based coping skills training (CST) vs. Usual medical care (UMC) was evaluated on Quality of life and all-cause mortality. Telephone-based coping skills training significantly improved quality of life measures, including perceived stress and mental health functioning, but did not improve survival to transplant.
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