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A randomised clinical trial of the effectiveness of home-based health care with telemonitoring in patients with COPD

Author: McDowell, J. E. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 110 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians, Physiotherapists, Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Anxiety subscale
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -depression subscale
Exacerbation Exacerbations N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (generic instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 70.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.25) Gender: 62 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 44.45 (+/- a standard deviation of 12.56) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Anxiety
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Depression
Exacerbation - Exacerbations
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (generic instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)