The main aim of this study is the development of the Beliefs about Ventilation Questionnaire (BVQ).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
250
IRCCS Santa Maria Nascente, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Milan, Italy
Change from baseline in adherence NIV in COPD patients at 3, 6 and 12 months as measured by the Beliefs of Ventilation Questionnaire (BVQ)
Time frame: Baseline + After 3, 6 and 12 months following the recruitment
Feasibility and acceptability of the questionnaire (duration / missing data)
Time frame: Baseline + After 3, 6 and 12 months following the recruitment
Reliability over time of the questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline + After 3, 6 and 12 months following the recruitment
External construct validity (The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL); hours of Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) prescribed, effective and referred by patients)
Time frame: Baseline + After 3, 6 and 12 months following the recruitment
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