Video Telehealth Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Reduce Hospital Readmission in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Tele-COPD, 1/2)
Overview
Organization: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Start Date: 09/2021
End Date: 07/2022
Primary Goal: Goal 4: Increase and sustain research to better understand the prevention, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD.
Secondary Goal(s):
- Goal 2: Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD by improving the quality of care delivered across the health care continuum.
Objective(s):
- Improve access to care for people with COPD, particularly for those in hard-to reach areas
- Help expand, coordinate, and optimize COPD research efforts
- Promote research that can lead to strategies that help prevent the onset and progression of COPD and improve the quality of COPD care and management
Collaboration: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Activity Type: Research
Activity Description
This NHLBI-funded research activity is being carried out by University of Alabama at Birmingham.Twenty percent of patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Pulmonary rehabilitation is associated with a reduction in hospitalization in patients with COPD, but significant barriers in availability and access limit its use. This study is a multicenter randomized controlled trial that tests whether a video telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation intervention that overcomes these barriers will reduce hospital readmissions, improve quality of life, and be cost-effective.
Audience
General Audience: Patients, Health professionals, Researchers
Focused Audience: n/a
Program Reach: National
Type of Area: N/A
Setting: Workplace
Cost and Funding Sources
This activity was funded through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.Impact Analysis
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Program Analyst
Bethesda
Maryland