ArticleEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2023
Self-management interventions for people with pulmonary fibrosis: a scoping review.
Article in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Functional status following pulmonary rehabilitation in people with interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Chronic respiratory diseasePooled it
- Living with pulmonary fibrosis: how affected people experience disease-related information, health services and self-management strategies.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Specific content for education and self-management programmes for people with pulmonary fibrosis: a co-creation, multiphase, mixed-method study.ERJ open research · 2025Article
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- Are the gains from pulmonary rehabilitation the same in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases?Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2024Article
- Nursing Process Related to the Nursing Focus "Airway Clearance": A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Experiences of living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in relation to physical activity - "How the hills became steeper and steeper": a qualitative interview study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe most effective method for encouraging self-management in individuals with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is unclear. This review aimed to identify common self-management components, the outcome measures used and the impact of these components in PF.
methodsA scoping review was conducted according to the
results87 studies were included. Common self-management components included education (78%), managing physical symptoms (66%) and enhancing psychosocial wellbeing (54%). Components were predominantly delivered in a pulmonary rehabilitation setting (71%). No studies tested a PF-specific self-management package. Common outcome measures were 6-min walk distance (60%), St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (37%) and the Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale (34%). Clinically significant improvements in these outcomes were seen in ≥50% of randomised controlled trials. Qualitative data highlighted the importance of healthcare professional and peer support and increased confidence in managing PF.
conclusionSelf-management components are commonly incorporated into pulmonary rehabilitation programmes rather than being offered as standalone packages. Future research should focus on testing PF-specific self-management packages and employ standardised outcome assessments that include self-efficacy and health-related behaviours.
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