A community model of group therapy for the older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pilot study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 523-531

  Woo, Jean ^a,b   Chan, Wayne ^a   Yeung, Fai ^a   Chan, Wai M ^a   Hui, Elsie ^a   Lum, Christopher M ^a   Or, Kevin H ^a   Hui, David S C ^a   Lee, Diana T F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Community management; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DYSPNEA; EMPOWERMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33748908069     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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