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Farquhar, Morag 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7991-7679, Higginson, Irene J., Fagan, Petrea and Booth, Sara
(2010)
Results of a pilot investigation into a complex intervention for breathlessness in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Brief report.
Palliative and Supportive Care, 8 (2).
pp. 143-149.
ISSN 1478-9515
Abstract
Breathlessness is the most common devastating symptom of advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Breathlessness Intervention Service (BIS) is a multidisciplinary service that uses both pharmacological and non-pharmacological evidence-based interventions to reduce the impact of the symptom. The results of a Phase II evaluation of the service are reported. Pretest - posttest analysis of non-randomized data was performed for 13 patients with severe advanced COPD referred to BIS. Mean VAS-Distress scores (primary outcome measure) decreased (improved) for the group between baseline and follow up suggesting a clinically significant improvement: 6.88 (SD = 2.50) to 5.25 (SD = 2.99). At an individual level, 11 of the 13 patients showed a decrease in their distress due to breathlessness, and for eight of these this was clinically significant (range of all decreases 0.3–7.1 cm). Changes in secondary outcome measures are also reported. The Breathlessness Intervention Service appears to reduce distress due to breathlessness among patients with advanced COPD. A Phase III fully-powered randomized controlled trial is warranted.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | breathlessness,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,complex intervention,feasibility study |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2016 16:00 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:49 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61041 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1478951509990897 |
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