This study aims to investigate whether inhalation management education provided by nurses improves sleep quality in patients with COPD. Inhalation management education includes training in inhalation techniques and guidance on how to use medications when symptoms occur.
The main research question is:
・Does inhalation management education improve sleep quality in patients with COPD?
Researchers will determine whether inhalation management education improves sleep quality compared to no education.
Participants will:
* Participate in two interviews with researchers using video conferencing tools. * Keep a diary recording their symptoms, sleep duration, and the frequency of rescue inhaler use.
Individuals aged 20 years or older at the time of consent.
Individuals who have been prescribed inhaled medications and have been using them continuously for more than one month.
Prior experience with inhalation instruction is not required.
Individuals who have not been hospitalized within one month prior to study participation due to exacerbation of COPD.
Suffering from other respiratory diseases such as asthma or interstitial pneumonia
Suffering from advanced cancer, including lung cancer
Restricted chest movement due to chest deformity or trauma
Suffering from diseases that cause respiratory distress, such as heart disease
Kumamoto University
Lead sponsor
Hiroshima University
Collaborator