Self-management strategy in training programs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Abstract

The aim of modern therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is to reduce the severity of symptoms and prevent the development of relapse exacerbations, maintain pulmonary function at an optimal level and improve the quality of life of patients. The solution to these problems is pulmonary rehabilitation. Search for effective ways of providing an educational component, assessing the impact of various training programs and implementing a self-management strategy continues. Purpose: to analyze modern approaches, advantages and disadvantages of educational programs on self-management of people with COPD and establish the role of a physical therapy specialist in providing them. Material & Methods: the search was conducted on the resource of the US National Center for Biotechnological Information PubMed and in the database of scientific evidence on physical therapy PEDro. According to the results of the search in the databases, 329 links were obtained, of which, after excluding those that did NOT meet the necessary criteria, 14 publications were selected for subsequent analysis. Results: 29 educational topics related to self-management education were identified, which in different combinations are recommended for study in educational programs for patients with COPD. Training topics were grouped into four training modules that took into account the goals and objectives of the self-management strategy and ensure their solution. The most often competent in implementing educational programs for patients with COPD are a pulmonologist, physical therapist, nurse, pharmacist, occupational therapist, and social worker. The content, results, advantages and limitations of various self-management training programs are analyzed. Conclusions: today there are not enough practical recommendations and clear criteria that training programs on self-management for patients with COPD should meet. The analysis of modern clinical studies on the introduction of self-management training is the basis for the development of Ukrainian-language training programs.