A feasibility study to investigate the acceptability and potential effectiveness of a telecare service for older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 674-682

  Chau, Janita Pak Chun ^a   Lee, Diana Tze Fan ^a   Yu, Doris Sau Fung ^a   Chow, Alice Yeung Ming ^b   Yu, Wai Cho ^c   Chair, Sek Ying ^a   Lai, Adela S F ^d   Chick, Yuk Ling ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hong Kong)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Provisional Hong Kong Academy of Nursing Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Quality of life; Telecare; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELECARE; TELEHEALTH;

EMERGENCY ROOMS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TELEMEDICINE;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

OXYGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MOBILE PHONE; NURSE; ONLINE MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; PURSE LIP BREATHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84866180643     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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