Long-term efficacy of a rural community-based integrated intervention for prevention and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cluster randomized controlled trial in China's rural areas

Autor: X. Yuan, Y. Tao, J.P. Zhao, X.S. Liu, W.N. Xiong, J.G. Xie, W. Ni, Y.J. Xu, H.G. Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, Vol 48, Iss 11, Pp 1023-1031 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1414-431X
DOI: 10.1590/1414-431X20154385
Popis: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a rural community-based integrated intervention for early prevention and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China. This 18-year cluster-randomized controlled trial encompassing 15 villages included 1008 patients (454 men and 40 women in the intervention group [mean age, 54 ± 10 years]; 482 men and 32 women in the control group [mean age, 53 ± 10 years]) with confirmed COPD or at risk for COPD. Villages were randomly assigned to the intervention or the control group, and study participants residing within the villages received treatment accordingly. Intervention group patients took part in a program that included systematic health education, smoking cessation counseling, and education on management of COPD. Control group patients received usual care. The groups were compared after 18 years regarding the incidence of COPD, decline in lung function, and mortality of COPD. COPD incidence was lower in the intervention group than in the control group (10% vs 16%,
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