Evaluating the Gradual Delivery of Knowledge-focused and Mindset-focused Messages for Facilitating the Acceptance of COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a terminal, progressive lung condition which mainly affects older adults. The onset of symptoms, obstacles, and impairments brought about by COPD often necessitates a grieving process for patients. Acceptance is the stage of the grieving process in which the patient has healthily integrated the condition into his or her lifestyle and identity. Because of the progressive nature of COPD, the process of acceptance is a perpetual journey in which patients must continuously shift their mindsets and lifestyles to adapt to the increasing severity of the condition. Using the health belief model as a theoretical foundation, we explore the usage of daily automated SMS messages as an engaging and accessible means of facilitating and maintaining a patient's acceptance of COPD. The results of our investigation show that SMS messages serve as an effective tool for improving patients' acceptance of COPD while also reducing patients' proclivities to the nonacceptance stages of the grieving process.