ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2025
Determining what patients admitted with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation will use for remote clinical monitoring: a patient engagement survey.
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- The Current Status, Challenges, and Optimization Strategies for Self-Management in Patients with COPD: A Review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Review
- Digital Divide in Awareness, Want, and Adoption Across Diverse eHealth Services: Cross-Sectional Survey of Inpatients in Jinan, China.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundRemote monitoring may improve the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through earlier detection and intervention before conditions worsen, but there are major challenges in recruitment and retention in these research studies. There are also increasing technologies and the uptake of specific technologies in people with COPD is not well known.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to identify remote monitoring interventions that people admitted to hospital with an exacerbation of COPD would be willing to use upon discharge and to identify factors that influenced their preferences.
methodsWe surveyed consecutive patients admitted to hospital with acute exacerbations of COPD. We asked participants how likely they would be willing to use 15 remote monitoring interventions and to explain the reasoning behind their preferences. We correlated demographic factors with willingness to use interventions.
resultsOut of the 88 people with COPD approached, we recruited 50 (57%). The average age was 72.5 years, and 48% were women. Patients were most willing to use in-home visits by nurses, remote monitoring of vital signs and reporting oximeter values through an app or a website. Least popular interventions were in-home cough, speech and activity monitoring. Perceived usefulness and previous positive experiences were reasons why participants would accept various interventions. Increased willingness to use remote monitoring was seen in women (p=0.02), people who spoke English as a primary language (p=0.005), people who did not rely on others for support (p=0.04) and those followed by a respirologist (p=0.02).
conclusionsOur survey of patients admitted with COPD exacerbations provides insight into the types of remote monitoring interventions patients will accept and who are more interested in participating. We also provide insight into equity concerns of remote monitoring technology by identifying demographic factors that may influence intervention use that could widen the digital divide.
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