ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2018
An mHealth Management Platform for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (efil breath): Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03432117 (Multicenter Prospective Clinical Trial to Evaluate Efficacy of Respiratory Rehabilitation Personalized Mobile Services for Respiratory Diseases), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Multicenter Prospective Clinical Trial to Evaluate Efficacy of Respiratory Rehabilitation Personalized Mobile Services for Respiratory Diseases
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical Efficacy of Mobile App-Based, Self-Directed Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- Benefits and Harms of Digital Health Interventions Promoting Physical Activity in People With Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Self-Guided Digital Interventions to Improve Physical Activity and Exercise Outcomes for People With Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness and feasibility of home-based telerehabilitation for community-dwelling elderly people in Southeast Asian countries and regions: a systematic review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Pooled it
- Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Experiences of Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation With mHealth and Centre-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Trial
- Smartphone application-based pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.Thorax · 2025Trial
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- Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Effects of an mHealth Web-Based Platform (HappyAir) on Adherence to a Maintenance Program After Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Physical activity in COPD: a scoping review of methods and behaviour change techniques.ERJ open research · 2026Review
- Designing a Self-Guided Digital Intervention for Self-Management of Shoulder Pain in People Living With Spinal Cord Injury: Tutorial on Using a Person-Based Approach.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
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- The Role of Wearable Devices in Chronic Disease Monitoring and Patient Care: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Smartphone application-based rehabilitation in patients with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Feasibility of a home-designed respiratory rehabilitation program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
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- Technologies in Home-Based Digital Rehabilitation: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
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- Role of digital health in pulmonary rehabilitation and beyond: shaping the future.ERJ open research · 2023Article
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major morbidities in public health, and the use of mHealth technology for rehabilitation of patients with COPD can help increase physical activity and ameliorate respiratory symptoms.
objectiveThis study aimed to develop a comprehensive rehabilitation management platform to improve physical activity and quality of life in patients with COPD.
methodsThe study comprised the following 2 stages: (1) a pilot stage in which a prototype app was developed; and (2) a fully-fledged platform development stage in which 2 apps and 1 COPD patient monitoring website were developed. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of the apps developed in the second stage of the study. In addition, two 12-week exercise regimens (fixed and fixed-interactive) were tested for the trial. The clinical parameters of the respiratory function and patient global assessment (PGA) of the app were obtained and analyzed. Notably, Android was the chosen operating system for apps.
resultsWe developed 2 COPD rehabilitation apps and 1 patient monitoring website. For the clinical trial, 85 patients were randomized into the following 3 groups: 57 were allocated to the 2 intervention groups and 28 to the control group. After 6 weeks, the COPD assessment test scores were significantly reduced in the fixed group (P=.01), and signs of improvement were witnessed in the fixed-interactive group. In addition, the PGA score was moderate or high in all aspects of the user experience of the apps in both intervention groups.
conclusionsA well-designed mobile rehabilitation app for monitoring and managing patients with COPD can supplement or replace traditional center-based rehabilitation programs and achieve improved patient health outcomes.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03432117; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03432117 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/71Yp0P64a).
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