Tanja Effing|J.H.M.M. Vercoulen|Jean Bourbeau|Jaap C.A. Trappenburg|Anke Lenferink|Paul Cafarella|David B. Coultas|Paula Meek|Paul van der Valk|Erik Bischoff|Christine Bucknall|Naresh A. Dewan|Frances Early|Vincent S. Fan|Peter Frith|Daisy J.A. Janssen|Katy Mitchell|Mike Morgan|Linda Nici|Irem Patel|E. Haydn Walters|Kathryn Rice|Sally Singh|Richard ZuWallack|Roberto Benzo|Roger Goldstein|Martyn R Partridge|Job van der Palen
Definition of a COPD self-management intervention: International Expert Group consensus
Women's and Children's Health Network|Flinders University|Radboud University Nijmegen|Radboud University Medical Center|McGill University Health Centre|University Medical Center Utrecht|Medisch Spectrum Twente|Women's and Children's Health Network|Flinders University|VA Portland Health Care System|Oregon Health & Science University|Colorado College|Medisch Spectrum Twente|Radboud University Nijmegen|Radboud University Medical Center|Glasgow Royal Infirmary|Creighton University|Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|Addenbrooke's Hospital|University of Washington|VA Puget Sound Health Care System|Women's and Children's Health Network|Flinders University|Ciro|University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust|University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust|Glenfield Hospital|Providence VA Medical Center|King's College Hospital|University of Tasmania|University of Minnesota|Minneapolis VA Medical Center|University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust|St. Francis Hospital|Mayo Clinic|University of Toronto|West Park Healthcare Centre|Imperial College London|Medisch Spectrum Twente|University of Twente
urgent need consensus defines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd selfmanagement intervention aimed obtain consensus regarding conceptual definition copd selfmanagement intervention engaging international panel copd selfmanagement experts using delphi technique features additional group meetingin consensus round experts asked provide feedback proposed definition score level agreement 1totally disagree 5totally agree information provided used modify definition next consensus round thematic analysis used free text responses descriptive statistics used agreement scoresin total 28 experts participated consensus round response rate varied randomly five rounds ranging 48 n13 85 n23 mean definition agreement scores increased 38 round 1 48 round 5 increasing percentage experts allocating highest score 5 round 1 14 n3 round 5 83 n19in study reached consensus regarding conceptual definition copd selfmanagement intervention clarifying requisites intervention operationalisation conceptual definition near future essential next step