Telemedicine, the effect of nurse-initiated telephone follow up, on health status and health-care utilization in COPD patients: A randomized trial

Respirology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 279-285

  Berkhof, Farida F ^a   Van Den Berg, Jan W K ^a   Uil, Steven M ^a   Kerstjens, Huib A M ^b  

^a Isala ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Questionnaire; health status; health care utilization; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SHORT FORM 36; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84921541005     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12437     Document Type: Article

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