Evaluation of an innovative mobile health programme for the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (MH-COPD): Protocol of a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2019, Pages

  Ding, Hang ^a   Karunanithi, Mohan ^a   Ireland, Derek ^a   McCarthy, Lisa ^b   Hakim, Rekha ^b   Phillips, Kirsten ^c   Pradhan, Rahul ^b,d   Seah, E Hong ^b,d   Bowman, Rayleen V ^b,d   Fong, Kwun ^b,d   Masel, Philip ^b,d   Yang, Ian A ^b,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Lung Foundation Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic pulmonary obstructive disease; mobile health; randomized controlled trial; self management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; SELF-MANAGEMENT; SMARTPHONE; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85065231019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025381     Document Type: Article

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