Beyond forest plots: clinical gestalt and its influence on COPD telemonitoring studies and outcomes review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive chronic condition. Improvements in therapies have resulted in better patient outcomes. The use of technology such as telemonitoring as an additional intervention is aimed at enhancing care and reducing unnecessary acute hospital service use. The influence of verbal communication between health staff and patients to inform decision making regarding use of acute hospital services within telemonitoring studies has not been assessed.

Method

A systematic overview of published systematic reviews of COPD and telemonitoring was conducted using an a priori protocol to ascertain the impact of verbal communication in telemonitoring studies on health service outcomes such as emergency department attendances,

SUBMITTER: Smith SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937085 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature