The effect of real-time teleconsultations between hospital-based nurses and patients with severe COPD discharged after an exacerbation

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 466-474

  Sorknaes, Anne Dichmann ^a   Bech, Mickael ^a   Madsen, Hanne ^b   Titlestad, Ingrid L ^b   Hounsgaard, Lise ^a   Hansen Nord, Michael ^b   Jest, Peder ^b   Olesen, Finn ^c   Lauridsen, Joergen ^a   Østergaard, Birte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 84898658170     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X13512067     Document Type: Article

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