Objectives To provide a comprehensive overview of health economic evaluations of patient
education interventions for people living with chronic illness. Methods Relevant literature …

The effect of patient education in patients with asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is not previously investigated using …

… Gallefoss F, Bakke PS. How does patient education and self-management among
asthmatics and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affect medication? …

The effect of patient education on morbidity in asthmatics and COPD patients has not
previously been investigated in a single study. We randomized 78 asthmatics and 62 COPD …

The aims were to explore the effects and health economic consequences of patient education
in patients with COPD in a 12-month follow-up. Sixty-two patients with mild to moderate …

Objective To determine whether a nurse led smoking cessation intervention affects smoking
cessation rates in patients admitted for coronary heart disease. Design Randomised …

Background Lifestyle change is probably the most important single action to prevent type 2
diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a low-intensity …

It is unknown whether heterogeneity in effects of self-management interventions in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be explained by differences in …

Background Self-management interventions are considered effective in patients with COPD,
but trials have shown inconsistent results and it is unknown which patients benefit most. …

Patient education in asthma can improve outcome but cost-effectiveness has not been widely
assessed. The aim of the present study was to carry out a cost-effectiveness analysis of …