PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Katy Wagg
AU  - Vicki Warrington
AU  - Lindsay Apps
AU  - Louise Sewell
AU  - John Bankart
AU  - Mick Steiner
AU  - Mike Morgan
AU  - Sally Singh
TI  - A self-management programme of activity coping and education (SPACE) for COPD: 6 week results from a randomised controlled trial
DP  - 2012 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 3092
VI  - 40
IP  - Suppl 56
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/3092.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/3092.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2012 Sep 01; 40
AB  - Introduction: SPACE for COPD is a self-management programme which individuals follow independently with telephone support.Objective: To test the effectiveness of SPACE on health related quality of life (HRQoL) and exercise capacity compared with usual GP care at 6 weeks.Methods: 184 patients with COPD [101male; mean (SD) age 69(9.19) yrs; FEV1 1.45(0.56) l; BMI 27.56(5.2)] were recruited from primary care and randomised to SPACE or usual care. Blinded measurements were taken at baseline and 6 weeks and included Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire-SR [CRQ-dyspnoea (primary outcome)], Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT), Endurance Shuttle Walk Test (ESWT), and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS).Results: See Table1View this table:Conclusion: SPACE is effective in improving HRQoL and exercise capacity, when compared with usual care. SPACE could be used to facilitate self-management of patients with COPD in primary care.