Telehealth and telemedicine in the management of adult patients after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation: a scoping review.
Lilian Cristina RezendeEdmar Geraldo RibeiroLaura Carvalho ParreirasRayssa Assunção GuimarãesGabriela Maciel Dos ReisAdriana Fernandes CarajáTúlio Batista FrancoLiliane Patrícia de Souza MendesValéria Maria AugustoKenia Lara da SilvaPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2023)
This review demonstrated that telehealth/telemedicine in combination with telemonitoring can be an interesting strategy to benefit COPD patients after discharge from hospitalization for an exacerbation, by improving their quality of life and reducing re-hospitalizations, admissions to emergency services, hospital length of stay, and health care costs.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- lung function
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- public health
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- intensive care unit
- social media
- patient reported outcomes
- air pollution
- health information
- affordable care act