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Table 2 Spirit diagram [13]. Tasks, timeframes, and measures

From: Investigating the feasibility of an 8-week mindful breathing programme on breathlessness and self-efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an open-label study

  

Data collection

Tasks and measures

Recruitment

Baseline

  

Follow-up

End of study

Timepoint

Week 1

Week 8

Weeks 9–10

3 months

 

Recruitment

November 2023–December 2023

     

Eligibility screen

x

     

Informed consent

x

     

Intervention

 

x

x

   

Outcomes

      

Quantitative data collection

 

x

 

x

  

Physiological measures

      

 Respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, and saturated percentage of oxygen

 

x

    

Self-report measures

 

X

 

X

  

 COPD Self-efficacy scale

 

X

 

X

  

 St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire-C

 

X

 

X

  

 Medical Research Council Severity of Breathlessness Scale

 

X

 

X

  

 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

 

X

 

X

  

 Five-facet Mindfulness questionnaire (Short-Form)

 

X

 

X

  

 EQ-SD-SL

 

x

 

x

  

Semi-structured interviews

    

x

 

Feasibility and acceptability data

    

x

 

Daily diary throughout treatment

 

x

x

   

Evaluation

     

x

Dissemination

     

x