Evaluation of telehealth support in an integrated respiratory clinic.

ABSTRACT: Supporting self-management is key in improving disease control, with technology increasingly utilised. We hypothesised the addition of telehealth support following assessment in an integrated respiratory clinic could reduce unscheduled healthcare visits in patients with asthma and COPD. Following treatment optimisation, exacerbation-prone participants or those with difficulty in self-management were offered telehealth support. This comprised automated twice-weekly telephone calls, with a specialist nurse triaging alerts. We performed a matched cohort study assessing additional benefits of the telehealth service, matching by: confirmed diagnosis, age, sex, FEV₁ percent predicted, smoking status and ≥1 exacerbation in the last year. Thirty-four telehealth participants were matched

SUBMITTER: Fox L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650174 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature