Perceptions of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their health care providers towards using mHealth for self-management of exacerbations: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management of exacerbations in COPD patients is important to reduce exacerbation impact. There is a need for more comprehensive and individualized interventions to improve exacerbation-related self-management behavior. The use of mobile health (mHealth) could help to achieve a wide variety of behavioral goals. Understanding of patients and health care providers perspectives towards using mHealth in promoting self-management will greatly enhance the development of solutions with optimal usability and feasibility. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore perceptions of COPD patients and their health care providers towards using mHealth for self-management of exacerbations.

Methods

A qualitative study using focus group interviews with COPD patients (n = 1

SUBMITTER: Korpershoek YJG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6172846 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature