125
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2011
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2011
Internet DSMP
Internet Dyspnea Self-management Program (i-DSMP): Education and skills training for dyspnea management; an individualized tailored exercise plan; self-monitoring of exacerbation symptoms and exercise; and reinforcement/personalized feedback for self management. I-DSMP participants will receive their accessing the modules through the website and participating in weekly online group chat sessions with the research nurse and other participants.
Face-to-Face Dyspnea Self-management
Face-to-Face Dyspnea Self-management Program (f-DSMP): Education and skills training for dyspnea management; an individualized tailored exercise plan; self-monitoring of exacerbation symptoms and exercise; and reinforcement/personalized feedback for self management. F-DMSP participants will attend face-to-face group education sessions. The f-DSMP participants will be provide with a hard copy of the education modules and will participate in six 1-hour group sessions for a period of 6 weeks.
Attention Control
6 Monthly general health education classes and biweekly telephone calls from a health educator.
Dyspnea Research Group, Dept. of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
University of Washington, Seattle - Dept. of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Seattle
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
NIH
University of California, San Francisco
OTHER