Alejandra Aranburu Imatz

Prof. Alejandra Aranburu Imatz

University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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AIAlejandra Aranburu Imatz
Alejandra Aranburu Imatz
JLJuan De la Cruz López-Carrasco
Juan De la Cruz López-Carrasco
AMAna Moreno-Luque
Ana Moreno-Luque
JJJosé Manuel Jiménez-Pastor
José Manuel Jiménez-Pastor
MVMaría del Rocío Valverde-León
María del Rocío Valverde-León
IMIgnacio Morales-Cané
Ignacio Morales-Cané
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, causing 3.32 million deaths in 2019. COPD management has increasingly become a major component of general and hospital practice and has led to a different model of care. Nurse-led interventions have shown beneficial effects on COPD patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. This systematic review was conducted to identify and assess nurse-led interventions in COPD patients in terms of mental, physical, and clinical status. The review was carried out following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. The relevance of each manuscript was assessed according to the inclusion criteria, and we retrieved full texts, as required, to reach our conclusions. Data extraction was performed independently by two reviewers, and the risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Forty-eight articles were included in the analysis, which focused on the management of COPD patients by hospital, respiratory and primary nursing care. Nursing management was shown to be highly effective in improving quality of life, emotional state, and pulmonary and physical capacity in COPD patients. In comparison, hospital and respiratory nurses carried out interventions with higher levels of effectiveness than community nurses.