COPD Video Diaries
In 2022, IPCRG published the digital magazine 'Breathe Well, Move More, Live Better' in order to provide a trustworthy resource to support people with COPD to self-manage their breathlessness and become more physically active. Reader feedback indicated that more videos of people talking about their everyday lives managing their conditions would be very helpful.
In the first half of 2024, IPCRG worked with Teesside University to recruit an international group of people with COPD who recorded a series of video diaries discussing their life with COPD. Every day for 14 days, these individuals recorded a short video talking about their COPD in response to prompts on a range of topics including mood and mental health, fatigue and energy, nutrition and flare-ups - taking the opportunity to share their story with people around the world who share their condition and offer their tips for how they manage each day.
These video diaries have been edited into a series of short composite videos for inclusion in issue 2 of our COPD magazine, 'Eat Well, Sleep Well, Feel Well', helping to ensure this resource is relevant, engaging and reflects the day to day experiences of people with COPD. The video diaries will also undergo an thematic analysis by researchers at Teesside University to inform future research publications. We thank our international group of participants for their contributions.
