UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Global use, utility, and methods of tele-health in COPD: a health care provider survey

Alrajeh, AM; Aldabayan, YS; Aldhair, AM; Pickett, E; Quaderi, SA; Alqahtani, JS; Lipman, M; (2019) Global use, utility, and methods of tele-health in COPD: a health care provider survey. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , 14 pp. 1713-1719. 10.2147/COPD.S202640. Green open access

[thumbnail of copd-202640-global-use-utility-and-methods-of-tele-health-in-copd-a-h.pdf]
Preview
Text
copd-202640-global-use-utility-and-methods-of-tele-health-in-copd-a-h.pdf - Published Version

Download (346kB) | Preview

Abstract

Introduction: Advances in technology offer various solutions that might help optimize the care provided to patients living with chronic non-communicable diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the efficacy of tele-health in COPD is still controversial. Despite this, there appears to be widespread adoption of this technology. // Aim: To explore the international use of tele-heath for COPD, to assess the perceptions of clinicians employing tele-health in COPD, and to summarize the techniques that have been used by health care providers to personalize alarm limits for patients with COPD enrolled on tele-health programs. // Methods: A cross-sectional survey consisting of 15 questions was distributed and advertised to health care professionals worldwide. Questions were designed to cover five different aspects of tele-health in COPD: purpose of use, equipment type, clinician perceptions, variables monitored, and personalization of alarm limits. // Results: A total of 138 participants completed the survey from 29 different countries. As high as 59% of the participants had ever used tele-health for COPD, and 33% still provided tele-health services to patients with COPD. Tele-health was most commonly used for baseline monitoring, with 90% believing it to be effective. The three most commonly monitored variables were oxygen saturation, heart rate, and the use of rescue medication. // Conclusion: Twenty-nine different countries use tele-health for managing COPD and therefore there is widespread international use of tele-health in COPD. The majority of providers thought tele-health was effective despite evidence to the contrary.

Type: Article
Title: Global use, utility, and methods of tele-health in COPD: a health care provider survey
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S202640
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S202640
Language: English
Additional information: This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License. By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms.
Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, tele-health, home monitoring, alarm limits, perception
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Respiratory Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10079669
Downloads since deposit
81Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item