Results
COPD
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, COPD, SECONDARY
Overall, 27 home care services took part (intervention group Flow diagram.Baseline characteristics of included patients show that groups were well-balanced (Baseline characteristics of patients (COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Number of participants differs from Care grades are assigned upon application and evaluation. Recipients receive benefits covered by the long-term care insurance depending on the assessed care need. The five different care grades focus on the individual ability to manage sustained physical, cognitive, or psychological impairments or health-related stresses or requirements.The intra-cluster correlation coefficient for the PAM-13 at baseline was 0.0873 versus 0.1570 in the intervention and control group, respectively (Primary and secondary outcomes.Means at baseline from all patients with non-missing values at t0 and LOCF values at t2; 95% CIs cluster adjusted.Model-based and adjusted for baseline (mean value of both groups at Power of attorney and appointment of representatives authorise surrogate decision making on defined areas.Advance directives contain treatment preferences in case of health deterioration.Mean percentages on cluster level and 95% CIs on cluster level, linear model on cluster level.For all secondary outcomes, no statistically significant differences were found. Neither the VR-12 (VR-12-PCS: 24.6 vs 25.5, Change of proportion of patients with advance care planning documents (complete case analysis, individual level).Percentages on individual level and cluster adjusted CI.