Table 1.

Study outcome measures and assessment tools and data resources

	Baseline	6 months	Methods/instruments
Primary outcome
COPD symptoms and quality of life	Y	Y	CAT, SGRQ and mMRC
Secondary outcomes
COPD knowledge	Y	Y	Lung Foundation Australia questionnaire on COPD knowledge
Inhaled medicine adherence	Y	Y	TAI questionnaire
Use of COPD action plan	N	Y	Self-reported in diary
Smoking cessation	Y	Y	Self-reported in diary
Physical activity	Y	Y	GPAQ (both groups), step count (intervention group)
Exacerbation rate	N	Y	Exacerbations recorded on hard copy exacerbation diary (both groups) and on the app (intervention group)
Healthcare utilisation	N	Y	Hospital readmissions and visits to the emergency department via hospital information systems
User experience of the mobile app	N	Y	Questionnaire (intervention group)

CAT, COPD Assessment Test; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GPAQ, Global Physical Activity Questionnaire; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council; SGRQ, St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire; TAI, Test of the Adherence to Inhalers.