Table S2.
Content of interventions by the number of components within the self-management package
| Number of self-management components in intervention
|
Total number of interventions (% of comparisons)a | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Action planning for self-treating exacerbations | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43 (19.0) |
| Breathing techniques/dyspnea management | 2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 146 (64.6) |
| Bronchial hygiene/secretion clearance techniques | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 (13.3) |
| Disease knowledge | 0 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 108 (47.8) |
| Energy conservation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 (9.7) |
| Enhanced access | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 (22.1) |
| Exercise | 25 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 176 (77.9) |
| Inhaler technique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 (15.9) |
| Medication advice | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 77 (34.1) |
| Nutrition advice | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 51 (22.6) |
| Preventative measures to avoid infection | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 (8.0) |
| Psychological including relaxation and stress management | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 77 (34.0) |
| Respiratory muscle training | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 (14.2) |
| Smoking cessation advice/support | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 44 (19.5) |
| COPD support groups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (3.1) |
| Unspecified | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 (10.6) |
| Other | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 (7.7) |
Note:
a
n=226 comparison groups.