A RCT of telehealth for COPD patient's quality of life: the whole system demonstrator evaluation

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 459-469

  Rixon, Lorna ^a   Hirani, Shashivadan P ^a   Cartwright, Martin ^a   Beynon, Michelle ^a   Doll, Helen ^b   Steventon, Adam ^c   Henderson, Catherine ^d   Newman, Stanton P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Outcomes   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; patient reported outcomes; quality of life; self management; self monitoring; telehealth

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEHEALTH; TREND STUDY; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION;

AGED; ANXIETY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84941769670     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12359     Document Type: Article

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