DOI: 10.52831/kjhs.1538120 ISSN: 2717-9540

EFFECT OF TRAINING AND REMINDER SHORT MESSAGES ON THE FATIGUE LEVEL OF INDIVIDUALS WITH COPD: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

Yasemin Ceyhan
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Objective: The study aimed to determine the effect of training and reminder short messages on fatigue levels in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Method: Randomized controlled experimental study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06286072). The study was conducted with 105 patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of COPD between December 15, 2023, and May 15, 2024. The patients were randomized into three groups, 35 in each group. The first group was assigned as the training+message group, the second group as the training group, and the third group as the control group (routine treatment and care). The training content consisted of COPD and fatigue management. The training was completed in three days. Messages included reminders of the training content and motivational sentences. Questionnaires were applied to all patients at baseline and the end of 8 weeks to determine their personal information, degree of dyspnea, general COPD status, and fatigue level. Data were analyzed in the SPSS 25 program. Results: In intragroup comparisons, dyspnea and fatigue levels decreased significantly and the general COPD status improved in the training+message group (pd2>d3). Conclusion: Training and 8-week short message intervention in patients with COPD effectively reduced dyspnea severity and fatigue and improved the general COPD status. Training alone was not successful in alleviating fatigue in the long term. Therefore, post-discharge patient follow-up should be taken into consideration.

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