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. 2015 Mar 27;17(3):e77. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3687

Table 5.

Information and communication technology interventions used for person-centered care for chronic respiratory conditions (n=73).a

ICT Intervention Overall, n (%) Connected-care activity, n (%) Person-centered care activity, n (%)


Consult Medication Physical care Behavior therapy Education Self-measurement Rehabilitation exercises Self-care plan

n=73 n=5 n=3 n=7 n=4 n=12 n=46 n=6 n=2
Telephone intervention 15 (21)

6 (8) 2 (3) 5 (7)
2 (3)

Nurse telephone calls 12 (16)

4 (5) 2 (3) 5 (7)
1 (1)

Automated telephone calls 2 (3)

1 (1)


1 (1)

Nurse call center 1 (1)

1 (1)




Mobile phone intervention 11 (15)
1 (1)
1 (1) 2 (3) 6 (8) 1 (1)

Text messaging 3 (4)
1 (1)

1 (1) 1 (1)


Monitoring app 6 (8)


1 (1) 1 (1) 4 (5)


Music app 1 (1)





1 (1)

Interaction app 1 (1)




1 (1)

Internet intervention 38 (52) 1 (1) 2 (3) 1 (1) 1 (1) 5 (7) 26 (36) 1 (1) 1 (1)

Health knowledge base 3 (4)


1 (1) 2 (3)



Documenting app 1 (1)
1 (1)






Personal health record app 1 (1)

1 (1)





Monitoring app 4 (5)




4 (5)


Monitoring device + app 14 (19)
1 (1)


12 (16) 1 (1)

Monitoring + interaction app 13 (18) 1 (1)


3 (4) 9 (12)


Monitoring video conferencing 1 (1)






1 (1)

Skype video app 1 (1)




1 (1)

Telemedicine intervention 21 (29) 4 (5)



14 (19) 2 (3) 1 (1)

Monitoring device + system 1 (1) 1 (1)







Telemonitoring system 8 (11) 1 (1)



6 (8) 1 (1)

Telemedicine system 12 (16) 2 (3)



8 (11) 1 (1) 1 (1)

a More than 1 (person-centered) connected-care management activity possible. Percentage estimated by total number of studies (n=73).

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