The researchers are trying to explore the benefit of Health Coaching on patients with severe symptoms of COPD.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
63
Participants in this group will receive 12 weekly health coaching calls
Participants in this group will receive 6 educational guides
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Change in Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) Dyspnea Score
The CRQ-Dyspnea is a 5-item questionnaire that assesses dyspnea on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate less severity of dyspnea.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) Fatigue Score
The CRQ-Fatigue is a 4-item questionnaire that assesses fatigue on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate less severity of fatigue.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) Mastery Score
The CRQ-Mastery is a 4-item questionnaire that assesses mastery on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate a higher level of mastering the ability to deal with the symptoms of the disease.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) Emotions Score
The CRQ-Emotions is a 7-item questionnaire that assesses emotions on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate less severity of emotions.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Daily Physical Activity
Mean change in the number of steps per day
Time frame: Baseline,3 months
Change in Self Management
Self-Management Ability Scale-30 item questionnaire measuring ability and function. Total score range is 0-100, higher score indicated better ability and function.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) - Presence of Meaning
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The MLQ is a 10-item questionnaire that assesses quality of life rated on a seven-point scale from 1 = Absolutely Untrue to 7 =Absolutely True. The Presence of Meaning subscale score = subtract the rating for item #9 from 8, then add to the ratings for items 1, 4, 5, and 6. Total Presence of Meaning Scores range between 5 and 35. Higher scores indicate more fullness of meaning a person feels in their life.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) - Search for Meaning
The MLQ is a 10-item questionnaire that assesses quality of life rated on a seven-point scale from 1 = Absolutely Untrue to 7 =Absolutely True. The Search for Meaning subscale score = add together the ratings for items 2, 3, 7, 8, and 10. Total Search for Meaning scores range between 5 and 35. Higher scores indicate more engaged and motivated a person feels to understand and find meaning in their life
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Depression
The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) scale used to assess severity of depression. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "not at all," "several days," "more than half the days," and "nearly every day." Total score ranges from 0 to 27 where 0 is no depression, 1-4 is minimal depression, 5-9 is mild depression, 10-14 is moderate depression, and 15-19 is moderately severe depression and 20-27 severe depression.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months
Change in Anxiety
The General Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD 2) scale assess severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Total scores range from 0-6, a higher score indicates greater anxiety.
Time frame: Baseline,3 months