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. 2011 Jul 6;2011(7):CD007718. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007718.pub2

Koff 2006.

Methods Randomised pilot study
Participants 40 GOLD stage III and stage IV patients with COPD
Interventions An Internet‐based eHealth device 'the Health Buddy', spirometer, pedometer, oxygen saturation meter and other peripheral devices.
Outcomes St George's Quality of Life Respiratory Questionnaire and costs of healthcare in US dollars, showed non significant improvement in health status and saving in costs for intervention group
Notes Power calculations showed that a study in a larger group would be required to generate significant results