Questionnaire to measure levels of self-conscious emotions in COPD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of a questionnaire to measure levels of self-conscious emotions in patients with COPD.
IRAS ID
214503
Contact name
Elizabeth Pike
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leicester
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 31 days
Research summary
Development of a questionnaire to measure levels of self-conscious emotions in patients with COPD
Background information
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common respiratory disease that often leads to premature death, and statistics show that the number of people developing this disease is increasing. Pulmonary Rehabilitation, a treatment programme, has been found to be a highly effective treatment. However, completion rates are very low with many patients choosing not to attend.Due to the link between COPD and smoking, it is often seen as a self-inflicted disease. A recent study found that people with COPD who did not attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes reported higher levels of self-conscious emotions, such as shame, guilt and embarrassment and were less likely to seek help. Evidence has suggested that those patients may feel they are being judged when they attend healthcare appointments and may therefore be less likely to attend in the future. This may then be misinterpreted as a lack of motivation to change.
Study Objective
The aim of this research project is to develop a questionnaire for people who have COPD to rate their levels of self-conscious emotions. This measure will be intended to be used in clinics for outpatients and will give healthcare professionals further information about the psychological effects of COPD.Methodology
Participants will be recruited from an established clinic run at the Leicester Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit. Two focus groups will be run with up to 20 participants with COPD to discuss self-conscious emotions, which will help to generate statements for the questionnaire. The questionnaire will then be developed using a statistical analysis software program. The questionnaire, and two other existing questionnaires looking at similar areas, will be administered to up to 150 outpatients either attending an advanced COPD clinic or a pulmonary rehabilitation clinic at Leicester BRU, or on a patient research database.REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/EM/0092
Date of REC Opinion
30 Mar 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion