Effect of transtheoretical model-based health education on the self-management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of transtheoretical model-based(TTM) health education on the self-management of the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Methods 100 patients of COPD were divided into the experimental group and the control group randomly,50 cases in each group.The patients in the control group received routine health education,while the patients in the experimental group received TTM education.All the patients were investigated with the self-management scale at baseline and 4,12 and 24 weeks after discharge.Results After the intervention,the scores of self-management in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group,the difference was statistically significant.Conclusions TTM health education can improve the self-management skills in patients with COPD.