Telemedicine in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review

Limited Use and Potential Implementation Hurdles of Telemedicine Tools for the Remote Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Members of SEPAR

“…15 , 16 , 17 Our recently published systematic review on this topic showed that, although the available evidence is still weak, TM is a viable and safe option for COPD patients, improves their health status, reduces the use of health-care resources and is positively valued by patients and professionals. 6 …”

“…Recently, we published a systematic review on the safety and effectiveness of TM in patients with COPD, structured in four different domains: tele-monitoring, tele-education and self-care, tele-rehabilitation and mobile health (mHealth). 6 Results showed that, although the available evidence is still weak in many of these domains, TM is a viable and safe option for COPD patients, it improves their health status, it reduces the use of health care resources and is well appreciated by the patients. 6 However, it also showed that the use of TM is not yet widespread in routine clinical practice 7 due largely to the necessary organizational changes and the education and awareness of health-care professionals.…”

“… 6 Results showed that, although the available evidence is still weak in many of these domains, TM is a viable and safe option for COPD patients, it improves their health status, it reduces the use of health care resources and is well appreciated by the patients. 6 However, it also showed that the use of TM is not yet widespread in routine clinical practice 7 due largely to the necessary organizational changes and the education and awareness of health-care professionals. 8 Therefore, here we sought to understand the use of TM and its modalities in the remote clinical management of patients with COPD in our country, as well as to explore potential organizational and/or logistical barriers that facilitate or limit the implementation of TM tools in routine clinical practice.…”