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Tele-monitoring reduces exacerbation of COPD in the context of climate change-a randomized controlled trial

Author: Jehn, M. Country/countries: Germany Number of patients participating in the study: 62 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) General COPD symptoms COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
Exacerbation Exacerbations N/A
Lung Function FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)

Patient characteristics

Age: 66.52 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.11) Gender: 14 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 51.36 (+/- a standard deviation of 16.26) 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
COPD symptoms (short term) - General COPD symptoms
Exacerbation - Exacerbations
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity