Effect of web-based education on NIV-related side effects and insomnia severity in COPD patients using home NIV: a randomized controlled trial
In brief
Web lessons improved home ventilator symptoms and insomnia in 75 COPD patients
In this randomized trial, patients with COPD who received web-based education reported fewer problems related to home ventilation at weeks 4 and 8. Insomnia scores were lower than in the control group at week 8, but not week 4. The results support education as a symptom-management tool, though the study does not establish how large or lasting the benefits are.
- Journal
- Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (Q1)
- Published
- 10 October 2026
- Study design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Evidence level
- Level 1, High (CEBM 1b)
- Authors
- Şahabettin Eriş, Fatma Gündogdu
- PMID
- 42859312
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11325-026-03833-6
Why clinicians should know about it
- Picked for Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (paper of the day, 13 October 2026): Web education improves NIV symptoms in COPD patients
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of web-based education on NIV-related side effects and insomnia severity in COPD patients using home noninvasive ventilation (NIV). METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 75 patients between October 2023 and May 2024. Data were collected using the S³-NIV Questionnaire and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). The intervention group received web-based education regarding NIV-related side effects and insomnia management. Independent samples t-tests were used to compare numerical descriptive characteristics between groups, while Pearson chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used for categorical variables. Repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to evaluate changes over time and between groups. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the intervention group demonstrated significantly higher total S³-NIV Questionnaire scores and higher respiration, sleep, and side-effect subscale scores at weeks 4 and 8. Significant group × time interaction effects were observed for total S³-NIV scores (p < 0.001, η²p = 0.753) and ISI scores (p < 0.001, η²p = 0.352). For insomnia severity, no significant between-group difference in ISI scores was observed at Week 4, whereas ISI scores were significantly lower in the intervention group at Week 8. CONCLUSION: Web-based education may help improve patient-reported NIV-related symptoms and reduce insomnia severity in patients with COPD using home NIV. These findings suggest that web-based educational interventions may support symptom management and patient adaptation in clinical practice.
Abstract as published, via PubMed.
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