The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of health coaching plus usual care for improving quality of life, dyspnea, and self-management outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with usual care alone.
Project page: Does Working with a Health Coach Help Patients with COPD Improve Their Quality of Life and Breathe Easier?
Principal Investigator: David Hinton Thom, MD, MPH, PhD
Organization: University of California, San Francisco
Original project title: Health Coaching to Reduce Disparities for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
HSRProj ID: 20143408
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02234284
To cite this document, please use: Thom DH, Su G, Hessler D, Willard-Grace R. (2019). Does Working with a Health Coach Help Patients with COPD Improve Their Quality of Life and Breathe Easier? Washington, DC: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/9.2019.AD.130603900
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