ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2019
Use, utility and methods of telehealth for patients with COPD in England and Wales: a healthcare provider survey.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Telemonitoring Interventions on Severe COPD Exacerbations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients' Acceptance in E-Health Clinical Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Once Daily Versus Overnight and Symptom Versus Physiological Monitoring to Detect Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Digital health technologies for improving the management of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Review
- Current Implementation of Digital Health in Chronic Disease Management: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Telehealth and telemedicine in the management of adult patients after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation: a scoping review.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2023Article
- Remote Delivery of Service: A Survey of Occupational Therapists' Perceptions.Rehabilitation process and outcome · 2022Article
- Using Telemedicine to Monitor the Patient with Chronic Respiratory Failure.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Scope, context and quality of telerehabilitation guidelines for physical disabilities: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Telemedicine in the management of patients with chronic respiratory failure.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2021Review
- Specialty COPD care during COVID-19: patient and clinician perspectives on remote delivery.BMJ open respiratory research · 2021Article
- Global use, utility, and methods of tele-health in COPD: a health care provider survey.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Article
- Digital healthcare in COPD management: a narrative review on the advantages, pitfalls, and need for further research.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseReview
- Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD: A narrative review and call for further implementation in Saudi Arabia.Annals of thoracic medicineReview
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Abstract
Introduction: Although the effectiveness of domiciliary monitoring (telehealth) to improve outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is controversial, it is being used in the National Health Service (NHS). Aim: To explore the use of teleheath for COPD across England and Wales, to assess the perceptions of clinicians employing telehealth in COPD and to summarise the techniques that have been used by healthcare providers to personalise alarm limits for patients with COPD enrolled in telehealth programmes. Methods: A cross-sectional survey consisting of 14 questions was sent to 230 COPD community services in England and Wales. Questions were designed to cover five aspects of telehealth in COPD: purpose of use, equipment type, clinician perceptions, variables monitored and personalisation of alarm limits. Results: 65 participants completed the survey from 52 different NHS Trusts. 46% of Trusts had used telehealth for COPD, and currently, 31% still provided telehealth services to patients with COPD. Telehealth is most commonly used for baseline monitoring and to allow early detection of exacerbations, with 54% believing it to be effective. The three most commonly monitored variables were oxygen saturation, heart rate and breathlessness. A variety of methods were used to set alarm limits with the majority of respondents believing that at least 40% of alarms were false. Conclusion: Around one-third of responded community COPD services are using telehealth, believing it to be effective without robust evidence, with a variety of variables monitored, a variety of hardware and varying techniques to set alarm limits with high false alarm frequencies.
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