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Abstract
Breathlessness, along with the associated inability to engage in normal activity, is one of the most distressing symptoms for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention program on breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Research design:A quasi experimental research design was used.Subjects and Methods: Convenience sample adult patientswith COPD were recruited for the purpose of the studywas selected from chest department at Aswan University Hospitals. Tools for data collection: Questionnaire form about Patient Knowledge, Patients’ Practices Observational Checklists, Modified Borg Scale (MBS), HospitalAnxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Rotterdam Symptoms Checklist were used to collect data. Results: All of the studied patients had unsatisfactory knowledge and practices regarding COPD and breathlessness before nursing intervention program, which improved after program intervention with highly significant differences p<0.05. Also, the breathlessness, anxiety and depression and dimensions of Rotterdam symptoms checklist improved in patients with COPD who received nursing intervention programwith highly significant differences p<0.05.Conclusions: Implementation of nursing intervention program had statistically significant improved patients’ level of knowledge, practices, dyspnea, anxiety, depression level and dimensions of Rotterdam symptoms checklist. Recommendations: Conducting comprehensive health education programs for patients withCOPD in outpatients’ clinics with simplified printed guidelines through leaflets or brochures explaining how to prevent and control breathlessness and further evaluation of the effect of strategies to prevent and ameliorate breathlessness intensity and distress responses in larger sample of COPD patients in order to generalize the results.