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Table 3 Changes in self-management, quality of life and self-efficacy scales

From: Feasibility of a wearable self-management application for patients with COPD at home: a pilot study

Scale

Na

Baseline Mean

SD

End Mean

SD

P value

CRQ Dyspnea Subscale

27

3.7

1.3

3.9

1.2

.88

CRQ Fatigue Subscale

27

3.8

1.4

4.0

1.2

.38

CRQ Emotional Function Subscale

27

4.8

1.3

4.8

1.3

.97

CRQ Mastery Subscale

26

5.0

1.2

5.1

1.1

.57

CCQ Symptom

25

2.4

1.1

2.3

1.1

.30

CCQ Functional state

25

2.3

1.0

2.3

1.3

.55

CCQ Mental state

25

2.0

1.6

2.2

1.4

.73

CCQ Mean

25

2.3

1.0

2.2

1.1

.38

 CSES Negative Affect Subscale

24

3.7

0.8

3.3

0.8

.051

 CSES Emotional Arousal Subscale

24

3.7

0.7

3.3

0.7

.008

 CSES Physical Exertion Subscale

24

2.8

1.0

2.7

1.0

.42

 CSES Weather/Environment Subscale

24

3.0

0.9

3.0

0.8

.99

 CSES Behavior Subscale

24

3.5

0.9

3.2

0.9

.13

CSES Total

24

3.4

0.8

3.1

0.7

.09

 SGRQ Symptoms Subscale

25

50.1

20.5

49.4

18.3

.85

 SGRQ Activity Subscale

25

70.4

17.9

70.9

20.1

.85

 SGRQ Impacts Subscale

25

34.1

15.2

35.6

18.8

.98

SGRQ Total

25

47.8

13.7

48.6

15.5

.96

MRC Dyspnea Scale

25

2.7

0.96

2.6

0.97

.40

  1. CRQ Chronic Respiratory disease Questionnaire dimensions range from 1 (worst health) to 7 (best health)
  2. CCQ Clinical COPD Questionnaire dimensions range from 6 (worst) to 0 (best) disease control
  3. CSES COPD Self-Efficacy Scale dimensions range from 1 (worst) to 5 (best) confidence in managing and controlling dyspnea
  4. SGRQ St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire dimensions range from 100 (worst health) to 0 (best health)
  5. MRC Dyspnea Scale Medical Research Council grade of dyspnea with dimensions range from 5 (worse) to 1 (least) dyspnea symptoms
  6. aConsidered only those who completed at least 1 month of follow up (n = 28) and completed the specific questionnaire