Pathways Home: Chronic Disease Management Partnerships
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseRespiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12605000006640
- Lead Sponsor
- Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Lives in catchment area;Formal diagnosis of COPD following the COPDX guidelines, including spirometry;Has had one exacerbation of COPD in the last 12 months, including current if applicable;Passes a cognitive assessment, has ability to fill in questionnaires and understand IT. Mini Mental score >21 for client and for those carers responsible for IT;Able to provide informed consent; Home environment has the capacity to cope with IT;Has telephone.
Diagnosis of other active lung disease; Undergoing palliative care.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health Related Quality of Life[Baseline, 3, 6, 9 & 12 months]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-efficacy[Baseline, 3, 6, 9 & 12 months];Daily physical activity[Baseline, 3, 6, 9 & 12 months];Symptom scores[Baseline, 3, 6, 9 & 12 months];Healthcare resource utilisation[12 months]