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Environmental Awareness for Patients with COPD Undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Is It of Added Value?
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 7968, p 7968 (2020), Volume 17, Issue 21, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is impacted by exposure to environmental contaminants. Improving health literacy on this topic might help to optimize health outcomes. We aimed to design and deliver a health-education session about the impact of environmental contaminants on respiratory symptoms and explore participants&rsquo<br />perceptions on such session. Patients with COPD were recruited from a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program. Two focus groups were first conducted to explore knowledge amongst the group. Then, the session was designed and delivered, and three focus groups were conducted to obtain feedback from participants. Data were analyzed thematically by two independent researchers. Thirty-one patients (71 &plusmn<br />8 years old, FEV1 = 47.6 &plusmn<br />16.8% predicted<br />74.2% male) were included. Prior to the session, participants recognized the importance of this topic and described avoidance strategies to deal with symptom triggering due to air pollution. After the session, participants had their knowledge validated, kept some avoidance strategies, but also adapted some &ldquo<br />unavoidable&rdquo<br />activities of daily living. Patients with COPD value education on this topic, and PR offers a friendly environment to discuss prevention and management strategies. Contents of the session are provided to help deliver these sessions. Future studies could investigate the effectiveness of this intervention on self-management and exacerbations of COPD.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Activities of daily living
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
medicine.medical_treatment
air pollution
Air pollution
lcsh:Medicine
Health literacy
Environment
Article
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
0302 clinical medicine
Intervention (counseling)
Activities of Daily Living
Added value
Medicine
Humans
COPD
Pulmonary rehabilitation
030212 general & internal medicine
Session (computer science)
Aged
Air Pollutants
education
business.industry
Self-Management
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
medicine.disease
Focus group
pulmonary rehabilitation
Health Literacy
Self Care
030228 respiratory system
Physical therapy
Quality of Life
Female
business
environment
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cc87152271e96681bb7751c28b1de8dc