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. 2022 Jan 10;2022(1):CD002990. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002990.pub4

Hill 2010.

Methods Design: RCT Follow‐up: 3 months Control group: usual care
Participants Recruitment: primary care setting.
Assessed for eligibility: 131.
Randomly assigned: 110.
Completed: 93.
Mean age: SM: 63.4 (SD 9.6) years; UC: 65.7 (SD 9.9) years.
Gender (% male): SM: 44.0; UC: 46.5.
COPD diagnosis: postbronchodilator ratio of FEV1/FVC < 0.7 and FEV1 < 80% predicted.
Inclusion of participants in acute phase: not reported.
Major inclusion criteria: confirmed diagnosis of COPD as per GOLD guidelines.
Major exclusion criteria: unable to perform spirometry for a medical reason; unable to communicate in written or spoken English.
Interventions Mode: individual sessions, face‐to‐face, written teaching manual, primary care practice.
Duration: two individual sessions of one hour.
Professional: certified COPD educator.
Assignment of case manager: unclear.
Self‐management components: unclear whether each included participant received at least two intervention components including an iterative process.
Self‐management topics: unclear.
Behavioural change techniques: unclear.
Outcomes 1. Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire
Notes Included in previous review update; more information regarding intervention components and iterative process needed