A Survey of Community Nurses' Knowledge and Strategies Used to Relieve Breathlessness in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Curran, J; Elliott, R; Fry, M

A Survey of Community Nurses' Knowledge and Strategies Used to Relieve Breathlessness in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Curran, J Elliott, R

Fry, M

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Publisher:: Mark Allen Group
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Br J Community Nurs, 2023, 28, (8), pp. 384-392
Issue Date:: 2023-08-02

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dc.contributor.author	Curran, J
dc.contributor.author	Elliott, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9239-7126
dc.contributor.author	Fry, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-7096
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-13T06:31:59Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-13T06:31:59Z
dc.date.issued	2023-08-02
dc.identifier.citation	Br J Community Nurs, 2023, 28, (8), pp. 384-392
dc.identifier.issn	1462-4753
dc.identifier.issn	2052-2215
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/172080
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Little is known about community nurses' knowledge of breathlessness and its management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). AIM: To explore the community registered nurses' knowledge of COPD and the strategies that they use to manage breathlessness in people with COPD. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey study of community registered nurses was conducted using the 65-item Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire and an open-ended item to outline breathlessness strategies. FINDINGS: A total of 59 nurses participated. The total mean Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire Score was 43. The breathlessness category was the lowest scoring category. There were three themes that synthesised: the community nurse's role in monitoring self-management of medications to relieve breathlessness; the use of non-pharmacological strategies to relieve breathlessness; the nursing skills used to monitor breathlessness in people with COPD.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Mark Allen Group
dc.relation.ispartof	Br J Community Nurs
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.8.384
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.classification	4205 Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Clinical Competence
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
dc.subject.mesh	Dyspnea
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
dc.subject.mesh	Dyspnea
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Clinical Competence
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Clinical Competence
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
dc.subject.mesh	Dyspnea
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.title	A Survey of Community Nurses' Knowledge and Strategies Used to Relieve Breathlessness in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	28
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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dc.date.updated	2023-09-13T06:31:58Z
pubs.issue	8
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	28
utslib.citation.issue	8

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Little is known about community nurses' knowledge of breathlessness and its management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). AIM: To explore the community registered nurses' knowledge of COPD and the strategies that they use to manage breathlessness in people with COPD. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey study of community registered nurses was conducted using the 65-item Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire and an open-ended item to outline breathlessness strategies. FINDINGS: A total of 59 nurses participated. The total mean Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire Score was 43. The breathlessness category was the lowest scoring category. There were three themes that synthesised: the community nurse's role in monitoring self-management of medications to relieve breathlessness; the use of non-pharmacological strategies to relieve breathlessness; the nursing skills used to monitor breathlessness in people with COPD.

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