Telemedicine in COPD: An Overview by Topics
Miguel Trigueiro Rocha Barbosa, Cláudia S. Sousa, Mário Morais‐Almeida, Maria Jacira Silva Simões, Pedro Vitale Mendes
Abstract
= 56). There was a positive tendency toward benefits in tele-rehabilitation, health-education and self-management, early detection of COPD exacerbations, psychosocial support and smoking cessation, but the heterogeneity of clinical trials and reviews limits the extent to which this value can be understood. Telemonitoring interventions and cost-effectiveness had contradictory results. The literature on teleconsultation was scarce during this period. The non-inferiority tendency of telemedicine programmes comparing to conventional COPD management seems an opportunity to deliver quality healthcare to COPD patients, with a guarantee of patient's safety, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak.