Perceptions of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Physiotherapists Regarding the Use of an eHealth Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

If eHealth interventions are not used (properly), their potential benefits cannot be fulfilled. User perceptions of eHealth are an important determinant of its successful implementation. This study examined how patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their physiotherapists (PHTs) value an eHealth self-management intervention following a period of use.

Objective

The study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of COPD patients and their PHTs as eHealth users.

Methods

In this study, an eHealth self-management intervention (website and mobile phone app) aimed at stimulating physical activity (PA) in COPD patients was evaluated by its users (patients and PHTs). As participants in a randomized controlled trial (RCT), they were asked how they va

SUBMITTER: Vorrink S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5627045 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature