Effectiveness of a novel, automated telephone intervention on time to hospitalisation in patients with COPD: A randomised controlled trial.
Eric SinkKunjan PatelJacob GroenendykRobert Mattson PetersAvik SomEllen KimMaggie XingMelvin BlanchardWill RossPublished in: Journal of telemedicine and telecare (2018)
Active monitoring with provider feedback enables the detection of exacerbation events early enough for subjects to avoid admissions. The use of non-smartphone interventions reduces barriers to care presented by more complicated and expensive technologies. This intervention represents a simple, innovative, and inexpensive tool for improved COPD management.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- randomized controlled trial
- lung function
- healthcare
- primary care
- palliative care
- systematic review
- machine learning
- high throughput
- deep learning
- physical activity
- quality improvement
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- cystic fibrosis
- real time pcr
- air pollution
- chronic pain
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- affordable care act
- single cell
- health insurance