A Self-Management Program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Relationship to Dyspnea and Self-Efficacy

W. Zimmerman, Betty; T. Brown, Sylvia; M. Bowman, Josie

doi:10.1002/j.2048-7940.1996.tb00838.x

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A Self-Management Program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Relationship to Dyspnea and Self-Efficacy

Published in Rehabilitation Nursing • Sep 1, 1996

Authors:

Betty W. Zimmerman

Sylvia T. Brown

Josie M. Bowman

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effects of a nurse-directed self-management program on dyspnea and self-efficacy levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Health Belief Model and the Theory of Self-Efficacy provided the theoretical fr...

Subject

COPD

Self-efficacy

Pulmonary disease

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