Efficacy of an educational intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their caregivers

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Aresté Albà N, Torres Puig-Gros J. Eficacia de una intervención educativa a pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y sus cuidadores. Metas Enferm feb 2017; 20(1): 50-56. https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2019.20.1003081018

Authors

Núria Aresté Albà1, Joan Torres Puig-Gros2

Position

1Enfermera. Centro de Salud de Fraga (Huesca)2Profesor asociado. Departamento de Enfermería y Fisioterapia. Universidad de Lleida

Contact address

Núria Aresté Albà. Carrer La Fira, 8. 25183 Seròs (Lleida).

Contact email: nareste@hotmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to assess the impact of an educational intervention in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and their caregivers.
Method: a preliminary quasi-experimental before-and-after study was conducted in patients diagnosed with >6-months evolution COPD and their caregivers, in the Fraga Health Centre (Huesca). An educational intervention was conducted, analyzing its efficacy immediately after, at one month, at three months, and at six months, regarding knowledge, attitudes and abilities.
Results: the study included 13 patients and seven caregivers. Of the patients, 55.0% were male, and 76.9% were patients. Their mean overall age was 70.9 years (SD: 10.5). There was a reduction in monthly visits to the Emergencies Unit, and the mean accurate answers in the knowledge test before the intervention was 16.8 (SD: 1.9) (patients 17.0 and caregivers 17.3), and became 18.5 (SD:2) (patients 18.6 and caregivers 18.3) at six months after the intervention. There was an increase in the number of patients who received the 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine. The test on inhaler use had a 3-point increase in the mean scores for each type of inhaler. A statistically significant increase was observed in the level of knowledge at different time-points, and in the use of pressurized cartridge inhalers at different time-points, for those who came accompanied vs. those who came alone.
Conclusions: even though the sample size was small, an increase in knowledge could be observed, as well as a better management of inhaler use and a higher coverage of the 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine.

Keywords:

COPD; pulmonary rehabilitation; caregivers; Inhalers

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Eficacia de una intervención educativa a pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y sus cuidadores

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