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The effect of real-time teleconsultations between hospital-based nurses and patients with severe COPD discharged after an exacerbation

Author: Sorknaes, A. D. Country/countries: Denmark Number of patients participating in the study: 266 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+AB+R
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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

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
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

Age: 71.5 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.5) Gender: 162 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 35.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 13.5) 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
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)