Telecare for diabetes, CHF or COPD: effect on quality of life, hospital use and costs. A randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation.

Telecare for diabetes, CHF or COPD: effect on quality of life, hospital use and costs. A randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation.

OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of telecare on health related quality of life, self-care, hospital use, costs and the experiences of patients, informal carers and health care professionals. METHODS:Patients were randomly assigned either to usual care or to additionally entering their data into a com...

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Main Authors: Timothy W Kenealy, Matthew J G Parsons, A Paul B Rouse, Robert N Doughty, Nicolette F Sheridan, Jennifer K Harré Hindmarsh, Sarah C Masson, Harry H Rea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4358961?pdf=render

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