Striving for Confidence and Satisfaction in Everyday Life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Rationale and Content of the Tele-Rehabilitation Programme > C?P D-Life>>

Charlotte Simonÿ, Claus Riber, Uffe Bodtger and Regner Birkelund
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Charlotte Simonÿ: Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Slagelse Hospital, Faelledvej 7, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark
Claus Riber: Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Slagelse Hospital, Faelledvej 7, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark
Uffe Bodtger: Institute of the Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
Regner Birkelund: Institute of the Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-16

Abstract: Background: More feasible rehabilitation programmes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are warranted. Even so, still in its infancy, telerehabilitation to COPD patients reveals promising results, wherefore it is anticipated to contribute significant value to the current challenges of rehabilitation to these patients. To expand useful knowledge in the field, more sophisticated telerehabilitation interventions must be developed and appraised, but first and foremost, thoroughly described. Aims and methods: The aim of this article is to give a detailed description of the rationale and content of the >C?PD-Life>> programme, within the bounds of the checklist of Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR). Approach: >C?PD-Life>> is a telerehabilitation programme for COPD patients delivered as a study intervention by an interprofessional team of clinicians collaborating from both the hospital and the municipal healthcare system. Making use of two-way audio and visual communication software, 15 patients participated in the intervention via a tablet computer from their private setting. The programme was a six-month-long empowerment-based rehabilitation that aimed to support COPD patients in leading a satisfactory and confident life with appropriate physical activity and high disease management. Conclusions: A long-term interprofessional cross-sectoral telerehabilitation programme has been justified and described. The intervention was tested in 2017–2018 and the qualitative appraisal, along with an analysis of case-based measurements of development in physical capacity, COPD Assesment Test, and health management, is currently under production.

Keywords: e-health services; chronic pulmonary obstructive disease; intervention; telerehabilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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