Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of person-centred care in the form of structured telephone support on self-reported cardiac self-efficacy in patients with COPD.
Does person-centred care via telephone improve self-efficacy in patients with COPD?
Does person-centred care via telephone improve self-efficacy in patients with COPD?
Person-centred care via structured telephone support increases confidence in managing illness among patients with COPD.
Telephone PCC improves COPD patients' illness-control self-efficacy at 3-6 months; extends PCC evidence to remote delivery in chronic respiratory disease.
AIM: To evaluate the effects of PCC in the form of structured telephone support on self-reported cardiac self-efficacy in patients with COPD. METHODS: We enrolled 105 patients, aged ≥50 years, admitted to hospital and diagnosed with COPD from January 2015 to November 2016. The patients received usual care or PCC via telephone added to usual care. The Swedish Cardiac Self-Efficacy Scale comprising three dimensions (control symptoms, control illness and maintain functioning) was used as outcome measure. Data was collected at baseline, and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. RESULTS: At both the 3- and 6-month follow-ups, the intervention group improved significantly more than the control group in the control illness dimension (p = .012 and p = .032, respectively). No differences were found in the other two dimensions. CONCLUSIONS: PCC in the form of structured telephone support increases patients' confidence in managing their illness and may be a feasible strategy to support patients in their homes.
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