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Observational studyBMC medical informatics and decision making2024

Feasibility of a wearable self-management application for patients with COPD at home: a pilot study.

Robert Wu, Eyal de Lara, Daniyal Liaqat, Salaar Liaqat, Jun Lin Chen, Tanya Son, Andrea S Gershon

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Observational study in BMC medical informatics and decision making, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03857061 (COPDwear V2 - A Wearable and a Self-management Application for COPD Patients at Home), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT03857061 completednot on this map

COPDwear V2 - A Wearable and a Self-management Application for COPD Patients at Home: a Pilot Prospective Cohort Study

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Health Network, TorontoRan2019 to 2023Enrolled30ConditionsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveArmssmartphone, smartwatch, WearCOPDv2 application
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Differentiating the start of an exacerbation from day-to-day variation in people with COPD: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Robert WuUniversity Health Network, Toronto, Canada. robert.wu@uhn.ca.
Eyal de LaraUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Daniyal LiaqatUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Salaar LiaqatUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Jun Lin ChenUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Tanya SonUniversity Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Andrea S GershonUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

CIHR 155458
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmong people with COPD, smartphone and wearable technology may provide an effective method to improve care at home by supporting, encouraging, and sustaining self-management. The current study was conducted to determine if patients with COPD will use a dedicated smartphone and smartwatch app to help manage their COPD and to determine the effects on their self-management.

methodsWe developed a COPD self-management application for smartphones and smartwatches. Participants were provided with the app on a smartphone and a smartwatch, as well as a cellular data plan and followed for 6 months. We measured usage of the different smartphone app functions. For the primary outcome, we examined the change in self-management from baseline to the end of follow up. Secondary outcomes include changes in self-efficacy, quality of life, and COPD disease control.

resultsThirty-four patients were enrolled and followed. Mean age was 69.8 years, and half of the participants were women. The most used functions were recording steps through the smartwatch, entering a daily symptom questionnaire, checking oxygen saturation, and performing breathing exercises. There was no significant difference in the primary outcome of change in self-management after use of the app or in overall total scores of health-related quality of life, disease control or self-efficacy.

conclusionWe found older patients with COPD would engage with a COPD smartphone and smartwatch application, but this did not result in improved self-management. More research is needed to determine if a smartphone and smartwatch application can improve self-management in people with COPD.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.Gov NCT03857061, First Posted February 27, 2019.

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSelf-ManagementWearable Electronic DevicesAgedFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsQuality of LifeCOPDRemote monitoringSelf-managementSmartphoneSmartwatchWearable

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PMID38443858
PMCPMC10916068

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