Abstract
Background: This study was aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of organized educational intervention of COPD in tertiary teaching hospital.
Method: The subjects included COPD patients on inhaler treatment. In this prospective study, the patients make three sequential visits to the hospital overall (baseline, 1, 3 month). On their first and second visit, systematic education about COPD including inhaler technique was performed. We assessed the change of each variables; knowledge about COPD (modified Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire (BCKQ)), symptom control (modified Medical Research Council, COPD Assessment score), inhaler technique, pulmonary function test and self assessment scale (Rosenberg self-esteem scale, The hosptal anxiey and depression scale).
Result: 55 subjects were enrolled (mean age 68.2±7.9). The mBCKQ before and after the education was 62.5±16% and 89.3±7.1%, respectively, which was significantly increased (p<0.001). The inhaler technique was also significantly improved after the education (p=0.038). In subgroup analysis, we made comparison between the group whose mBCKQ were increased more than 20% and those who were not. In group whose mBCKQ were increased more than 20%, their COPD Assessment score was significantly improved (2.6±6.7 vs -3.7±6.5, p=0.001) and the duration of their COPD treatment before enrollment was significantly shorter (1.6±2.4 vs 4.4±4.7 years, p=0.021) compared to those whose mBCKQ were increased less than 20%.
Conclusion: Organized educational intervention effectively improved disease knowledge in COPD paitents. Moreover, the symptom control was much improved in those whose knowledge was greatly increased after education.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2019; 54: Suppl. 63, PA1474.
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