Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Cochrane Library Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Review) Janjua S, Carter D, Threapleton CJD, Prigmore S, Disler RT Janjua S, Carter D, Threapleton CJD, Prigmore S, Disler RT. Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD013196. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013196.pub2. www.cochranelibrary.com Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Review) Copyright © 2021 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Library Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................................................................................... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................................................... SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.............................................................................................................................................................................. BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................................................................................. OBJECTIVES.................................................................................................................................................................................................. METHODS..................................................................................................................................................................................................... RESULTS........................................................................................................................................................................................................ Figure 1.................................................................................................................................................................................................. Figure 2.................................................................................................................................................................................................. DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................................................................................................. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................................................................................................... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................................................................................................ REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................................................................ CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDIES.................................................................................................................................................................. DATA AND ANALYSES.................................................................................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 1: RM + UC: exacerbations: number of people experiencing 1 or more exacerbations............................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.2. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 2: RM + UC: exacerbations: mean number of exacerbations (subgroup duration)................................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.3. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 3: RM + UC: quality of life: SGRQ total (subgroup duration)..................................................................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.4. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 4: RM + UC: hospital service utilisation: mean hospital admissions (all-cause) (single)................................................................................................................. Analysis 1.5. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 5: RM + UC: hospital service utilisation: hospital admissions (COPD-related)................................................................................................................................. Analysis 1.6. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 6: RM + UC: hospital service utilisation: hospital admission rate ratio (GIV)................................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.7. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 7: RM + UC: hospital service utilisation: HR: time to first hospitalisation after start of intervention............................................................................................. Analysis 1.8. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 8: RM + UC: hospital service utilisation: hospital admissions (COPD-related) (hazard ratio)......................................................................................................... Analysis 1.9. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 9: RM + UC vs UC: hospital use: time to first COPD-related re-admission............................................................................................................................................. Analysis 1.10. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outcome 10: RM + UC: hospital use: time to first COPD-related ED visit............................................................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.11. Comparison 1: Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care alone, Outco (...truncated)