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The effect of real-time teleconsultations between hospital-based nurses and patients with severe COPD discharged after an exacerbation
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
Components
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care, Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Components
Education (E)
Monitoring techniques (MT)
Action-based behavioural change techniques (AB)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Remote
When patients (and/or caregivers) are not in the same place as the health care providers. This interaction can take place through different communication means or tools (e.g., telephone, smartphone, Internet).
Outcomes measured in the study
Outcome | Measure | Tool |
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Number of emergency room visits and admissions | All-cause hospital readmissions | N/A |
Number of emergency room visits and admissions | COPD-related hospital readmissions | N/A |
Number of emergency room visits and admissions | Hospital days (Lenght of stay) | N/A |
Patient characteristics
Number of co-morbidities: N/A
Tool: 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 |
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Number of emergency room visits and admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions | ||||||||
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital readmissions | ||||||||
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay) |
Learn more about the intervention: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered remotely
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Related cost-effectiveness analysis |
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To learn more about the cost-effectiveness of self-management interventions check our section on the topic: Cost-effectiveness
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Related contextual analysis |
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To learn more about the contextual factors that can facilitate or hinder the implementation of a self-management intervention check our section on the topic: Contextual factors
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