Overview
The investigators have developed a new counselling service that focuses on the emotional distress experienced by people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (\COPD\). The new programme is led by an advanced practice nursing (\APN\) team. Other professionals are involved in the programme, such as medical staff and physiotherapists. The new counselling service lasts three months. Patients will receive ten counselling sessions with a specialized nurse. The overall objective of the study is to assess the feasibility of the newly developed emotional-distress-based integrated care programme.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD (GOLD 1-4) and existing lung function in the past 12 months
- Age ≥ 18
- Outpatient treatment on the pneumology clinic of the university hospital Zurich. Last consultation within the past 12 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant changes in symptoms over the past 3 months that exceeded the everyday fluctuations and required intensification of treatment (moderate, severe exacerbations or pneumonia) and no COPD-related hospitalisation in the past 3 months
- Cognitive impairment (dementia, delirium)
- Unstable psychiatric situation, i.e., current psychiatric treatment due to personality disorder, schizophrenia, drug use, suicidal tendencies. No exclusion for nicotine and alcohol abuse, anxiety, and depression
- Not speaking or reading German
- Intervention via telephone or video call not possible
- Lung transplant (recipient or candidate)
