Title

Effect of nurse-led interventions on dyspnea severity and psychological well-being among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Authors

Malathi Dhakshnamoorthy¹, Vinod kumar Viswanathan², Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran³*, Ananthi Duraikannu¹, Anitha Parasuraman⁴, Gnana Malar Periyakaruppan⁴ & Jebamalar Rajan⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TNMGR University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Respiratory medicine, MMC & RGGGH, The TNMGR University Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TNMGR University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁴Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TNMGR University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Malathi Dhakshnamoorthy - E-mail: malathichellapppa@gmail.com
Vinod kumar Viswanathan - E-mail: drvinodkumar76@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Ananthi Duraikannu - E-mail: danandhi01@gmail.com
Anitha Parasuraman - E-mail: dharani1908@gmail.com
Gnana Malar Periyakaruppan - E-mail: malar.p1989@gmail.com
Jebamalar Rajan - E-mail: jebamalar2013@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

The impact of nurse-led interventions on dyspnoea and psychological well-being in COPD patients is of interest. Hence, 60 stable COPD patients were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received a comprehensive intervention, including breathing exercises, physical activity, dietary counselling and psychological support, leading to significant improvements in dyspnoea and psychological well-being. In contrast, the control group showed no significant changes. Thus, we show the value of non-pharmacological nurse-led interventions in managing COPD and improving patient outcomes.

Keywords

COPD, Dyspnoea, Nurse-led intervention, psychological well-being, non-pharmacological therapy

Citation

Dhakshnamoorthy et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2733-2736 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.