Why carry out this study?

Integrated care and telemedicine that involve self-management and patient participation may provide valuable information to both patients and physicians to ensure appropriate management of COPD.

This study evaluated the adoption of a daily digital respiratory symptom collection tool, the COPD Co-Pilot, by patients with COPD and their primary care providers in a real-world, primary care setting.

What was learned from this study?

For patients who initiated contact with their provider, the wait time between a symptom alert given by the application and a receipt of a clinical recommendation was considerably shorter when patients used the toll-free number provided by the application versus other means of contact (median 2.1 h versus 19.6 h).

Patients’ adherence to the tool was relatively high (approximately 75%), and both patients and providers were satisfied with the application.

Features in the COPD Co-Pilot could empower patients to better manage their COPD and may help primary care providers respond to patients more efficiently.