Videoconferencing interventions and COPD patient outcomes: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Videoconferencing circumvents various physical and financial barriers associated with in-person care. Given this technology's potential benefits and timely nature, we conducted a systematic review to understand how videoconferencing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) follow-up care affects patient-related outcomes.

Methods

We included primary research evaluating the use of bidirectional videoconferencing for COPD patient follow-up. The outcomes of interest were resource utilization, mortality, lifestyle factors, patient satisfaction, barriers, and feasibility. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBM Reviews, and CINAHL databases for articles published from January 1, 2010, to August 2, 2021. Relevant information was extracted and presented descriptively a

SUBMITTER: Bowman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370171 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature