ArticleNursing open2021
The information needs of people with COPD-The holistic approach with special reference to gender and time since diagnosis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Non-Genital Physical Disease: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Sexual Health in COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePooled it
- Identifying self-care needs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to design a mobile phone application-based self-care program.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Information Needs Scale for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Article
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasés impact on the affected person and next of kin: A mixed methods study.Chronic illness · 2024Article
- Motivation and preferences for learning of patients with COPD or asthma and their significant others in pulmonary rehabilitation: a qualitative study.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- The information needs of people with COPD-The holistic approach with special reference to gender and time since diagnosis.Nursing open · 2021Article
- Educational needs of people with COPD or asthma entering pulmonary rehabilitation and their significant others: A cross-sectional study.Chronic respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
aimsThe aim of this study was to determine what kinds of unmet information needs people with COPD have and whether there are differences in information needs between genders or based on the time since COPD diagnosis.
designA descriptive cross-sectional study.
methodsData on people with COPD (N = 169) were collected from a two-part questionnaire distributed via website. On the first part, information needs concerning the medical aspects of self-management were measured by the Lung Information Needs Questionnaire (LINQ). On the second part, which was developed specifically for this study, a more holistic view of self-management counselling was sought. Statistical methods were used to analyse the data.
resultsThe respondents had wide-ranging information needs in many areas of COPD self-management. The most often reported areas of unmet information needs included exacerbations, diet, fatigue, stress and anxiety, palliative care and sexual life. The information needs varied by gender and time since COPD diagnosis.
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