Study Arnold et al. (2006): study NL 2001
- Public
- COPD patients, before and after 20 week rehabilitation programme, Netherlands, 2001-2002
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 65
- Non Response
- 21
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: paper
Patients filled questionnaires at the beginning (T1) and at the end (T2) of the program. The length of the programme varied, with the average duration being 20 weeks ( SD=11.2)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Self efficacy: control symptoms
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessed before (T1) and after (T2) 20 week rehabilitation program T1- T2 change p<.002
- Distribution
- Range 0-24; T1: M = 17,8 SD = 3,2 T2: M = 19,7 SD = 2,9
- Operationalization
- Self report on six questions such as:
- How confident are you that you can control your breathlessness by taking your medications?
Subscale of Sullivan 1998 self efficacy scale
Observed Relation with Happiness
- gender
- T1 happiness (indicating CHANGE in happiness)
- age
- gender
- T1 happiness (indicating CHANGE in happiness)
T1-T2: before-after 20 week rehabilitation program