• Effects of a COPD self-management support intervention: a randomized controlled trial 

      Bringsvor, Heidi Breistrand; Langeland, Eva; Oftedal, Bjørg Frøysland; Skaug, Knut; Assmus, Jörg; Bentsen, Signe Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11)
      Background: This study examines the effects of the COPD-specific health promoting self-management intervention “Better living with COPD” on different self-management-related domains, self-efficacy, and sense of coherence ...
    • Symptom burden and self-management in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

      Bringsvor, Heidi Breistrand; Langeland, Eva; Oftedal, Bjørg Frøysland; Skaug, Knut; Assmus, Jörg; Gundersen, Doris Irene; Osborne, Richard H; Bentsen, Signe Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)
      Purpose: Self-management is crucial for effective COPD management. This study aimed at identifying associations between self-management and sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and symptom burden in ...