Table 2.
Group | Patients, n | Six months before enrollment | Six months post enrollment | |||||||
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Mean (SD) | Median | MADa | Maximum value | Mean (SD) | Median | MAD | Maximum value | |
Emergency department admissions | ||||||||||
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SCb | 40 | 0.7 (0.99) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
SMc | 41 | 0.22 (0.52) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 (0.79) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
RMd | 41 | 0.46 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.37 (0.77) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Hospital admissions | ||||||||||
|
SC | 40 | 0.25 (0.54) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 (0.85) | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
SM | 41 | 0.15 (0.48) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
RM | 41 | 0.32 (0.82) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.15 (0.42) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Emergency department admissions for COPDe | ||||||||||
|
SC | 40 | 0.38 (0.74) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 (0.52) | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
SM | 41 | 0.15 (0.48) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 (0.35) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
RM | 41 | 0.27 (0.71) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hospital admissions for COPD | ||||||||||
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SC | 40 | 0.15 (0.43) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 (0.81) | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
SM | 41 | 0.07 (0.35) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 (0.16) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
RM | 41 | 0.2 (0.56) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.05 (0.22) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Clinic visits | ||||||||||
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SC | 32 | 1.25 (1.08) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.41 (0.98) | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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SM | 35 | 1.23 (0.97) | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.57 (0.78) | 1 | 1.5 | 4 |
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RM | 30 | 1.37 (0.72) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 (0.97) | 1 | 0.7 | 4 |
aMAD: median absolute deviation.
bSC: standard care.
cSM: self-monitoring.
dRM: remote monitoring.
eCOPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.