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February 18, 2020Telemedicine Journal and e-Health

Effectiveness of Telemedicine Intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Why the study?

Implementation details and effectiveness of telemedicine interventions for COPD in China have not been clearly described or evaluated in a systematic review.

Does telemedicine intervention improve quality of life and reduce hospitalization rates in COPD patients in China?

Population

COPD patients in China across 24 meta-analyzed studies

Comparison

Telemedicine intervention vs control group

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

FLFenglan LiuShandong UniversityYJYuyu JiangJiangnan UniversityGXGuangqing XuGuangdong Academy of Medical Sciences

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Implication

Supports telemedicine integration for COPD in China; extends global evidence with local implementation details.

Structured PICO

Does telemedicine intervention improve quality of life and reduce hospitalization rates in COPD patients in China?

P
Population
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China (24 studies meta-analyzed)
I
Intervention
Telemedicine intervention
C
Comparator
Control group
O
Outcome
Quality of life and rates of hospitalization

Telemedicine interventions in China appear to improve quality of life and reduce hospitalizations for patients with COPD, despite a lack of standardized implementation.

Limitations

  • High heterogeneity in quality of life outcome (I2 = 86%)
  • Implementation of telemedicine has not yet been standardized

Cite This Study

Liu et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a704fe65d37378ac1dd63b5https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2019.0215
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