A study on the contribution of caregivers and patient dyads to self-care in CODP
Project objectivesThe study has various objectives: 1. describe and summarize qualitative studies on caregivers' experiences in contributing to the self-care of patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis (COPD); 2. develop and validate two instruments for measuring self-care behaviors and self-efficacy in self-care of COPD patients; 3 evaluate the level of knowledge regarding COPD in the patient-informal caregiver dyad and the factors that influence it. |
Start and end date |
| November 2016 - -- |
Project Manager |
| Maria Matarese - Principal investigator |
Coordinating institution of the project |
| UCBM |
Other institutions involved in the project |
| Department of Biomedicine and Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata |
