Abstract:
Objective To explore the role of “Information-Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (IKAP)” education model in the management of symptom clusters of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and assess the feasibility of mitigating symptom clusters.
Methods COPD patients admitted to Department of Pulmonary &; Critical Care Medicine of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in 2024 were recruited by convenience sampling. In this non-concurrent prospective study, 63 patients hospitalized from January to May 2024 were included in the control group and received regular health education and follow-up. 62 patients hospitalized from August to December 2024 were enrolled in the intervention group and received IKAP health education and follow-up. The improvement of symptom clusters was assessed by using COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scores (mMRC). The anxiety state of patients was evaluated by HAMD-17 and HAMA. The health status was assessed by using St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). The treatment compliance was evaluated using Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSES) and pulmonary rehabilitation program compliance questionnaire. The objective respiratory function was assessed by comparison of PaO
2, PaCO
2 and SpO
2 before and after intervention.
Results There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics between two groups (all
P > 0.05) before treatment. After IKAP health education, the score of CAT was (12.87±4.74), 2.00 (1.00,2.00) for mMRC, (18.37±5.23) for HAMD-17, 3.00 (2.00,4.25) for HAMA, 20.15 (11.70,29.85) for SGRQ and (44.33±8.88) mmHg for PaCO
2 were significantly lower than (20.14±8.02), 2.00 (1.00,3.00), (23.11±9.05), 4.00 (2.00,6.00), 26.70 (14.30,35.50) and (51.57±12.88) mmHg in the control group, respectively (all
P < 0.05). In the intervention group, PaO
2 was measured as (84.64±15.47) mmHg, SpO
2 was (94.69±2.37)%, CDSES was (26.82±3.57) and pulmonary rehabilitation program compliance was (21.82±2.43), significantly higher than (72.92±13.10) mmHg, (92.32±2.47)%, (19.67±2.21) and (14.97±2.01) in the control group, respectively (all
P < 0.05).
Conclusions Application of IKAP education model in the management of symptom clusters of COPD patients could improve the quality of life by enhancing patients’ self-management ability and treatment compliance as well as reducing the events of hypoxemia and hypercapnia. IKAP model provides a beneficial health education strategy for long-term management of COPD patients.