Management of breathlessness. Cognitive behavioural therapy for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (BREVE RCT)

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1010309

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

For people with chronic lung disease, breathlessness is common, distressing and difficult to relieve. Pulmonary rehabilitation programs have been demonstrated to improve exercise capacity and quality of life. This study will determine whether changing the way people think about the sensation of breathlessness while completing pulmonary rehabilitation, further reduces distress/anxiety and health service use and improve exercise capacity, disability related to breathlessness and quality of life.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $402,875.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Rehabilitation and Therapy (excl. Physiotherapy)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

breathlessness | burden of disease | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | cognitive behaviour therapy | dyspnoea

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