Table 2. Clinical outcomes.

Clinical outcome	Telemonitoring IRa (number per person-year)	Conventional care IR (number per person-year)	IRRb (95% CI)	P value
Hospitalizationsc	0.02	0.1	0.24 (0.06‐0.98)	.047
Emergency department visitsc	0.01	0.02	0.54 (0.07‐4.18)	.55
Moderate exacerbationsd	0.22	0.13	1.67 (0.94‐2.96)	.08
Total outpatient consultationsc	6.51	1.93	3.43 (2.69‐4.36)	<.001
Outpatient clinic visitsc	1.33	1.18	1.11 (0.82‐1.49)	.50
Telephone and screen-to-screen consultationsc	5.17	0.75	7.08 (5.46‐9.18)	<.001

^aIR: incidence rate.

^bIRR: incidence rate ratio.

^cRelated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma.

^dPrescribed antibiotics or prednisone for exacerbation not resulting in emergency department visit or hospitalization.