Online versus face-to-face pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled trial.
Source: Bourne et al. 2017 - Pubmed ID: 28716786
Setting: UK, Outpatient respiratory
Study design:
RCT
Follow up: 6 weeks
Patient group:
Sample size:
Total: 90
IG: 64
CG: 26
Inclusion criteria:
- COPD
- Grade 2 or greater
Type of technology:
Webpage
- Training
- Educational
Video consultations
Intervention:
Intervention: Online PR (myPR), programme, incremental. Patients were instructed to access myPR 2-5 times a week. Face-to-face programmes by physiotherapist. Patients were advised to carry out exercises at a time that was convenient. Different educational videos per week
Duration: 6 weeks
Add on: NA
Control group: Conventional face to face care
Clinical effect:
- 6MWD (IG) compared to 6MWT (CG)→
- CAT →
- SGRQ →
- HADS →
Patient safety:
- No safety issues identified
Patient experiences/
Staff experiences:
Patient experiences: NA
Staff experiences: NA
Investment:
- Development of webpage
Running:
- Introduction of the webpage to patients
- Face to face online sessions by physiotherapists to ensure standardisation between programmes in IG and CT.
- Available staff for patients’ queries
Organization: NA
Health care utilization: NA