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September 10, 2025BMC Pulmonary MedicineOpen Access

Evaluation of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in terms of treatment compliance and quality of life after follow-up with telemedicine: a randomized controlled trial

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ZDZeynel DoganAgaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus NKNurdan KokturkAnkara University

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Randomized controlled trial evaluates telemedicine effectiveness on CAT scores and treatment adherence in COPD patients, suggesting potential advantages over traditional methods.

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Telemedicine improved quality of life in advanced-stage COPD patients, achieving significantly better CAT scores compared to face-to-face care.
Patients in the telemedicine group demonstrated higher inhaler technique accuracy at 91.4%, compared to 65.7% in the control group, with a p-value of 0.02.
Inhaler treatment adherence was 70.6% in the telemedicine group versus 55.9% in the control group at the 3-month assessment, indicating a positive trend.
The trial indicates that telemedicine can be a promising alternative for COPD follow-up, though infrastructure and regulations remain critical.

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Dogan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d23054b1d3bfb60f7e26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03854-z

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Randomized controlled trial evaluates telemedicine effectiveness on CAT scores and treatment adherence in COPD patients, suggesting potential advantages over traditional methods.

Evaluation of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in terms of treatment compliance and quality of life after follow-up with telemedicine: a randomized controlled trial

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Evaluation of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in terms of treatment compliance and quality of life after follow-up with telemedicine: a randomized controlled trial

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