Web-Based Self-management Program (SPACE for COPD) for Individuals Hospitalized With an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Nonrandomized Feasibility Trial of Acceptability
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Houchen-Wolloff, Linzy; Orme, Mark; Barradell, Amy; Clinch, Lisa; Chaplin, Emma; Gardiner, Nikki; Singh, Sally J
- Source
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 9, Iss 6, p e21728 (2021)
- Subject
- Information technology
T58.5-58.64
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2291-5222
BackgroundHospital admissions due to the acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are costly for individuals and health services. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is known to reduce hospital readmissions when delivered after hospitalization, but the uptake and completion of PR following hospitalization remains poor (