Detection of COPD Exacerbations and Compliance With Patient-Reported Daily Symptom Diaries Using a Smartphone-Based Information System

Background Paper-based diaries and self-report of symptom worsening in COPD may lead to underdetection of exacerbations. Epidemiologically, COPD exacerbations exhibit seasonal patterns peaking at year-end. We examined whether the use of a BlackBerry-based daily symptom diary would detect 95% or more...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2013-08, Vol.144 (2), p.507-514
Hauptverfasser:	Johnston, Neil W., MSc, Lambert, Kim, RN, MSc, Hussack, Patricia, RN, de Verdier, Maria Gerhardsson, MD, PhD, Higenbottam, Tim, MD, DSc, Lewis, Jonathan, BSc, Newbold, Paul, PhD, Jenkins, Martin, MMath, Norman, Geoffrey R., PhD, Coyle, Peter V., MD, McIvor, R. Andrew, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Pulmonary/Respiratory
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