The goal of this project is to improve the self management and lifestyle of COPD patients with the help of information technology as part of a disease-management approach. We will integrate an existing evidence-based method in the disease-management…
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Brief title
Condition
- Bronchial disorders (excl neoplasms)
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The main outcome measures are (1) the observed levels of self management and
use of information technology; (2) the percieved benefits for care,
self-management, and organization; (3) the estimated costs and benefits of a
full implementation.
Secondary outcome
The optimal frequency of reminders for continuing the system use.
Background summary
In the Maastricht region a Diagnosis-Treatment Combination (DBC) reimbursement
system for COPD is implemented in 2008. This DBC is based on our validated
disease-management approach. In this proposal we will enrich this program by an
intervention in which we provide the COPD-patient with computer-tailored
feedback between consultations.
Study objective
The goal of this project is to improve the self management and lifestyle of
COPD patients with the help of information technology as part of a
disease-management approach. We will integrate an existing evidence-based
method in the disease-management approach, to realize this goal. This method is
a computer-tailored feedback approach for patient self management that has been
validated for smoking, nutrition and physical activity.
Study design
The study has a pre-post design with process measurement during the
intervention. Within this study we conduct a small experiment to compare
different frequenties to remind the patient to revisit the self help manager.
For this experiment we use a balanced-block design with three blocks of four
patient per general practitioner.
Intervention
The self help manager is a computer program that provides the patient of
feedback. The patient will fill in a questionnaire and the responses of each
question will yield a specific advice.
Study burden and risks
The time participants have to invest in filling out questionnaires, interviews
and using the self help manager could be a burden. The risk of getting
incorrect advise or incorrect interpretation of the advice is small.
Postbus 616
6200 MD
Nederland
Postbus 616
6200 MD
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
COPD patients, who are treated by a general practitioner, according to the DBC system for COPD.
Exclusion criteria
COPD patients, who are treated by the medical specialist; who recieve care by public health nurses; patients who have an unsufficient command of the Dutch language.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL26712.068.09 |