Effects of an integrated care intervention on risk factors of COPD readmission.
Respir Med
; 101(7): 1462-9, 2007 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-17339106
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED An integrated care intervention including education, coordination among levels of care, and improved accessibility, reduced hospital readmissions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after 1 year. This study analyses the effectiveness of this intervention in terms of clinical and functional status, quality of life, lifestyle, and self-management, under the hypothesis that changes in these factors could explain the observed reduction in readmissions. A total of 113 exacerbated COPD patients (14% female, mean (SD) age 73(8) years, FEV(1) 1.2(0.5) l) were recruited after hospital discharge in Barcelona, Spain, and randomly assigned (12) to integrated care (IC) (n=44) or usual care (UC) (n=69). The intervention consisted of an individually tailored care plan at discharge shared with the primary care team and access to a specialized case manager nurse through a web-based call centre. After 1 year of intervention, subjects in the intervention group improved body mass index by 1.34 kg/m(2). Additionally, they scored better in self-management items COPD knowledge 81% vs. 44%, exacerbation identification 85% vs. 22%, exacerbation early treatment 90% vs. 66%, inhaler adherence 71 vs. 37%, and inhaler correctness 86 vs. 24%. There were no differences in the evolution of dyspnea, lung function, quality of life scores, lifestyle factors, or medical treatment. CONCLUSIONS:
This IC trial improved disease knowledge, and treatment adherence, after 1 year of intervention, suggesting that these factors may play a role in the prevention of severe COPD exacerbations triggering hospital admissions.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Readmissão do Paciente
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Prestação Integrada de Cuidados de Saúde
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Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Respir Med
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha