A home telehealth program for patients with severe COPD: The PROMETE study

Summary Background Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOP) are key events in the natural history of the disease. Patients with more AECOPD have worse prognosis. There is a need of innovative models of care for patients with severe COPD and frequent AECOPD, and Telehealth...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory medicine 2014-03, Vol.108 (3), p.453-462
Hauptverfasser:	Segrelles Calvo, G, Gómez-Suárez, C, Soriano, J.B, Zamora, E, Gónzalez-Gamarra, A, González-Béjar, M, Jordán, A, Tadeo, E, Sebastián, A, Fernández, G, Ancochea, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Comorbidities COPD Drug therapy Elderly Emergency medical care Female Follow-Up Studies Forced Expiratory Volume - physiology Hospitalizations Hospitals Humans Male Middle Aged Patient Satisfaction Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy Pulmonary/Respiratory Telehealth Telemedicine Telemedicine - methods Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Background Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOP) are key events in the natural history of the disease. Patients with more AECOPD have worse prognosis. There is a need of innovative models of care for patients with severe COPD and frequent AECOPD, and Telehealth (TH) is part of these programs. Methods In a cluster assignment, controlled trial study design, we recruited 60 patients, 30 in home telehealth (HT) and 30 in conventional care (CC). All participants had a prior diagnosis of COPD with a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume (FEV1 )% predicted
ISSN:	0954-6111 1532-3064
DOI:	10.1016/j.rmed.2013.12.003