ArticleIrish journal of medical science2022
Integrating hospital and community care: using a community virtual ward model to deliver combined specialist and generalist care to patients with severe chronic respiratory disease in their homes.
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- Patients' and healthcare personnel's experiences of a health-literacy intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
- Beyond the Bedside: The Pivotal Role of Nursing Clinical Leadership in Developing Virtual Ward Care Through Telemedicine-A Review of the Evidence.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Review
- Improving Care for People with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Taking a Policy Lens.Advances in therapy · 2025Review
- Virtual wards for people with frailty: what works, for whom, how and why-a rapid realist review.Age and ageing · 2024Review
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- Virtual communities for patients with lung cancer: A scoping review of support types, effectiveness, and emerging challenges.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
backgroundChronic respiratory diseases are responsible for significant patient morbidity, mortality, and healthcare use. Community virtual ward (CVW) models of care have been successfully implemented to manage patients with complex medical conditions.
aimsTo explore the feasibility and clinical outcomes of a CVW model of care in patients with chronic respiratory disease.
methodsPatients known to specialist respiratory services with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and/or asthma were admitted to the CVW for disease optimisation and exacerbation management. Individualised management plans were delivered in the patients' home by hospital-based respiratory and community nursing teams, incorporating remote technology to monitor vital signs. Symptoms and health status at admission and discharge were compared.
resultsTwenty patients were admitted. One-quarter of patients had asthma, 50% COPD, and 25% combined asthma/COPD. Patients had severe disease, mean (SD) FEV
conclusionA CVW model facilitates the delivery of combined specialist and generalist care to patients with chronic respiratory disease in the community and improves symptoms and health status. The principles of the model are transferable to other conditions to improve overall health and reduce emergency hospital care.
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