Assessment of COPD wellness tools for use in primary care: an IPCRG initiative

Figures & data

Table 1 Summary of results

Database	Initial results	Final resultsa
MEDLINE^® 1	1657	–
MEDLINE 2 (refined search)	385	377
Embase 1	46	–
Embase 2 (expanded search)	280	317 (combined 1 and 2)
PubMed^®	160	155
PsycINFO	94	93
CINAHL^®	14	13
HaPI	271	234
The Medical Algorithms Project	165	165
The Cochrane Library	74	74
Science Direct	328	317
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses	80	80
Total	3554	1825

Note:

a With duplicates and non-English articles removed.

Abbreviations: CINAHL, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; HaPI, Health and Psychosocial Instruments.

Figure 1 Summary of tool selection process.

Table 2 Visual ranking scale

Very poor	Not good enough, if this criterion is important	Good enough	Recommended	Highly recommended

Figure A1 IPCRG Users’ Guide to COPD Wellness Tools.²⁵

Notes: All of the tools reported above need no training or equipment to complete. Some questionnaires require you to request permission before you use them, and some may be subject to charges. Unless specified, please contact the authors if you wish to use any of these tools in your routine practice or for research. We have provided email addresses correct at the time of printing.

CaveAJTsiligianniIChavannesNCorreia de SousaJYamanHIPCRG Users’ Guide to COPD “Wellness” ToolsWesthillIPCRG20109 Available from: http://www.theipcrg.org/resources/ipcrg_users_guide_to_copd_wellness_tools.pdfAccessed December 23, 2011

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