Funding informationWe would like to thank the funding agency MEDTEQ Innovation for Health, Fonds de soutien à l'innovation en santé et services sociaux (FSISS) as well as the McGill Ingram School of Nursing for the Summer Bursary 2019 offered to Mr.

Objective Even though telemonitoring existed prior to COVID-19, the need was accelerated for patients with COPD due to the limited medical consultations and the anxiety for being infected. To our knowledge, no qualitative study has explored the experiences of COPD patients and the potential benefits of receiving integrated telehealth nursing services during the lockdown. Methods Ten participants were interviewed after receiving telehealth nursing services for 3 months; data was analyzed thematically. Results Irrespective of COPD severity, all participants expressed that the existing fragmented follow-up care was intensified during COVID. The telenursing services provided them with the comfort and reassurance that a clinician is available for support, advice, and care during the times of isolation. Despite diverse opinions regarding the respiratory-related questions for follow-up, all were enthusiastic about the use of the oximeter in their daily lives. None perceived sharing data as an issue, instead they encouraged the exchange across levels of care. Conclusion Despite an appreciation for the service, it is imperative for sustainability reasons that standardized protocols are developed to balance patient preferences in terms of response frequency and the clinical data needed for a telenurse to provide appropriate interventions.

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Un certain nombre de Societes nationales possedent elles-memes des hopitaux. D'autre part, en tant que membres des Comites centraux et des Croix-Rouges, figurent des representants de la Sante publique, des medecins, des infirmieres, des directeurs d'hopitaux. De plus, a notre epoque, la construction d'e'tablissements hospitaliers est un des problemes les plus urgents dans nombre de pays. Nous avons done juge interessant de reproduire la majeure partie d'une etude presentee a Paris, au XIIF Congres international des hopitaux.

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