ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Remote Hospital Care for Recovering COVID-19 Patients Using Telemedicine: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
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- Home-based management of hypoxaemic COVID-19 patients: design of the Therapy@Home pilot study.BMJ open · 2024Trial
- The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a virtual Hospital in the Home service for COVID-19 infection: A cohort study and modelled decision analysis.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2026Article
- Acute home-based management initiatives for COVID-19 patients needing oxygen: observational study reporting mortality and hospital admission outcomes.BMC health services research · 2025Observational
- Virtual Health Care in Hospital-at-Home Models for Patients With Acute Infections: A Scoping Review.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2025Review
- How Dutch initiatives to early discharge COVID-19 patients were organised during the pandemic: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Telemonitoring starting in the emergency department as an alternative to acute hospital admission: A prospective pilot study focusing on patient preferences and first experience.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Feasibility and Reliability of a Monitoring App for Chronic Inflammatory Neuropathies.Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS · 2025Article
- The effect and implementation of the COVID Box, a remote patient monitoring system for patients with a COVID-19 infection in primary care: a matched cohort study.Family practice · 2025Article
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- Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Feasibility of a Novel Clinical Decision Support System Based on the Automatic Generation of Alerts through Remote Patient Monitoring.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A systematic review of the impacts of remote patient monitoring (RPM) interventions on safety, adherence, quality-of-life and cost-related outcomes.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Review
- Go With the Flow: The Dilemma of Long-Term Oxygen Prescription After Recovery.Respiratory care · 2024Article
- Designing a Virtual Hospital-at-Home Intervention for Patients with Infectious Diseases: A Data-Driven Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Home-based initiatives for acute management of COVID-19 patients needing oxygen: differences across The Netherlands.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Rapid implementation of home oxygen treatment and remote monitoring for COVID-19 patients at the verge of the Omicron wave in Turku, Finland.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Smartphone-Based Remote Monitoring in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Retrospective Cohort Study of Secondary Care Use and Costs.JMIR cardio · 2023Article
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- Patient's and Practionner's Experiences of a First Face-to-Face vs. Remote Orthodontic Consultation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Digital health for remote home monitoring of patients with COVID-19 requiring oxygen: a cohort study and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Starting Home Telemonitoring and Oxygen Therapy Directly after Emergency Department Assessment Appears to Be Safe in COVID-19 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo ensure availability of hospital beds and improve COVID-19 patients' well-being during the ongoing pandemic, hospital care could be offered at home. Retrospective studies show promising results of deploying remote hospital care to reduce the number of days spent in the hospital, but the beneficial effect has yet to be established.
methodsWe conducted a single centre, randomised trial from January to June 2021, including hospitalised COVID-19 patients who were in the recovery stage of the disease. Hospital care for the intervention group was transitioned to the patient's home, including oxygen therapy, medication and remote monitoring. The control group received in-hospital care as usual. The primary endpoint was the number of hospital-free days during the 30 days following randomisation. Secondary endpoints included health care consumption during the follow-up period and mortality.
resultsA total of 62 patients were randomised (31 control, 31 intervention). The mean difference in hospital-free days was 1.7 (26.7 control vs. 28.4 intervention, 95% CI of difference -0.5 to 4.2,
conclusionRemote hospital care for recovering COVID-19 patients is feasible. However, we could not demonstrate an increase in hospital-free days in the 30 days following randomisation. Optimising the intervention, timing, and identification of patients who will benefit most from remote hospital care could improve the impact of this intervention.
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