Trial reportBMC pulmonary medicine2012
Patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease feel safe when treated at home: a qualitative study.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Enhancing potential impact of hospital discharge interventions for patients with COPD: a qualitative systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Perceptions of Hospital-at-Home Among Stakeholders: a Meta-synthesis.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Early discharge hospital at home.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- When the Home Becomes the Setting for Hospital Treatment: A Qualitative Study of Relatives' Experiences.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Barriers to hospital-at-home acceptance: a systematic review of reasons for patient refusal.mHealth · 2024Review
- Designing a Future eHealth Service for Posthospitalization Self-management Support in Long-term Illness: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Experiences of Patients and Their Caregivers Admitted to a Hospital-at-Home Program in Singapore: a Descriptive Qualitative Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Rural influences on the social network dynamics of district nursing services: A qualitative meta-synthesis.Health science reports · 2021Review
- Family Caregiver Support of Patient Self-Management During Chronic, Life-Limiting Illness: A Qualitative Metasynthesis.Journal of family nursing · 2021Article
- Searching for "transformative moments": A qualitative study of nurses' work during home visits to COPD patients and their caregivers in Norway.Nursing open · 2019Article
- Understanding variation in length of hospital stay for COPD exacerbation: European COPD audit.ERJ open research · 2016Article
- Patients' experience of identifying and managing exacerbations in COPD: a qualitative study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe design of new interventions to improve health care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires knowledge about what patients with an acute exacerbation experience as important and useful. The objective of the study was to explore patients' experiences of an early discharge hospital at home (HaH) treatment programme for exacerbations in COPD.
methodsSix exacerbated COPD patients that were randomised to receiving HaH care and three patients randomised to receiving traditional hospital care were interviewed in semi-structured in-depth interviews. Four spouses were present during the respective patients' interviews. The interviews were audio-taped, transcribed and analysed by a four-step method for systematic text condensing.
resultsDespite limited assistance from the health care service, the patients and their spouses experienced the HaH treatment as safe. They expressed that information that was adapted to specific situations in their daily lives and given in a familiar environment had positive impact on their self-management of COPD.
conclusionThe results contribute to increased knowledge and awareness about what the patients experienced as important aspects of a HaH treatment programme. How adapted input from health services can make patients with exacerbation of COPD feel safe and better able to manage their disease, is important knowledge for developing new and effective health services for patients with chronic disease.
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