Telemonitoring system for home rehabilitation of patients with COPD

Abstract

This papers presents a flexible, user friendly, multi-tenant health care platform, which enables remote monitoring of vital signs of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by integrating a series of heterogeneous data collection sources (medical devices), while offering to authorized professionals secure access to patients' Health Electronic Records (EHRs) in real time and from any location, further empowered by an automated alarm system. A pilot study, with duration of one year has been conducted in Greece to examine the degree to which patients adhere to the home rehabilitation protocol and its potential benefits for patients with COPD.

Features of a mobile health intervention to manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study

“…Recent advancements in technology allow for seamless integration between smartphones and medical devices. Various studies paired medical devices, such as electronic vests, heart rate monitors, pulse oximeters and accelerometers with smartphone technology to assist in COPD management and detect exacerbations [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] However, these studies were focused on the technical effectiveness of these methods and there was limited involvement of patients during the design of these interventions. In addition, the studies gave limited attention to patient perceptions, usability and satisfaction.…”