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Table 3.

Specified roles of caregivers in each intervention

Study	Specified caregiver role	Provided to
Study	Specified caregiver role	Caregiver only	Patient–caregiver dyad
Aimonino Ricauda et al³⁴	Provided with education about COPD		X
Ojoo et al³²	Provided with education about COPD and provided with “reassurance” (no further details provided)		X
Abad-Corpa et al³³	Provided with education about COPD		X
Abad-Corpa et al³³	Asked for information about problems or needs that might arise on arrival at home		X
Egan et al³¹	Provided with education about COPD		X
Egan et al³¹	Received phone calls on a regular basis from the care manager to ensure that planned outcomes were achieved		X
Lainscak et al³⁶	Provided with education about COPD		X
Lainscak et al³⁶	Actively involved in discharge planning process (which involved discharge coordinator assessing patient situation and homecare needs)		X
Boxall et al³⁰	Provided with education about COPD		X
Jonsdottir et al³⁷	Provided with education about COPD including skills in communication with family, relatives, and health professionals		X
Jonsdottir et al³⁷	Included in 3–4 semistructured conversations with a clinical nurse specialist in respiratory nursing to discuss main concerns, symptoms, nature of the disease, and possibilities for patient/family to prevent further decline of disease within the aim of enhancing health of the patient and family		X
Marques et al³⁸	Invited to attend weekly psychosocial support and education sessions		X
Monninkhof et al³⁵	Invited to attend group education sessions about COPD		X