Mechanistic Effects of Health Coaching to Reduce Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Hospitalizations

The CRQ-Dyspnea is a 5-item questionnaire that assesses dyspnea on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate less severity of dyspnea.

The CRQ-Fatigue is a 4-item questionnaire that assesses fatigue on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate less severity of fatigue.

The CRQ-Mastery is a 4-item questionnaire that assesses mastery on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate a higher level of mastering the ability to deal with the symptoms of the disease.

The CRQ-Emotions is a 7-item questionnaire that assesses emotions on a Likert scale from 1 - 7. Higher scores indicate less severity of emotions.

Mean change in the number of steps per day

Self-Management Ability Scale-30 item questionnaire measuring ability and function. Total score range is 0-100, higher score indicated better ability and function.

The MLQ is a 10-item questionnaire that assesses quality of life rated on a seven-point scale from 1 = Absolutely Untrue to 7 =Absolutely True. The Presence of Meaning subscale score = subtract the rating for item #9 from 8, then add to the ratings for items 1, 4, 5, and 6. Total Presence of Meaning Scores range between 5 and 35. Higher scores indicate more fullness of meaning a person feels in their life.

The MLQ is a 10-item questionnaire that assesses quality of life rated on a seven-point scale from 1 = Absolutely Untrue to 7 =Absolutely True. The Search for Meaning subscale score = add together the ratings for items 2, 3, 7, 8, and 10. Total Search for Meaning scores range between 5 and 35. Higher scores indicate more engaged and motivated a person feels to understand and find meaning in their life

The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) scale used to assess severity of depression. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "not at all," "several days," "more than half the days," and "nearly every day." Total score ranges from 0 to 27 where 0 is no depression, 1-4 is minimal depression, 5-9 is mild depression, 10-14 is moderate depression, and 15-19 is moderately severe depression and 20-27 severe depression.

The General Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD 2) scale assess severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Total scores range from 0-6, a higher score indicates greater anxiety.