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Review

The Role of Digital Tools in the Timely Diagnosis and Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

by
Athanasios Konstantinidis
1,
Christos Kyriakopoulos
1,*,
Georgios Ntritsos
2,3,
Nikolaos Giannakeas
3,
Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
4,
Konstantinos Kostikas
1 and
Athena Gogali
1
1
Respiratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece
2
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece
3
Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, School of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Ioannina, 47100 Arta, Greece
4
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diagnostics 2022, 12(2), 269; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020269
Submission received: 19 December 2021 / Revised: 18 January 2022 / Accepted: 19 January 2022 / Published: 21 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of COPD and Asthma)
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Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways and lung parenchyma with multiple systemic manifestations. Exacerbations of COPD are important events during the course of the disease, as they are associated with increased mortality, severe impairment of health-related quality of life, accelerated decline in lung function, significant reduction in physical activity, and substantial economic burden. Telemedicine is the use of communication technologies to transmit medical data over short or long distances and to deliver healthcare services. The need to limit in-person appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid increase in telemedicine services. In the present review of the literature covering published randomized controlled trials reporting results regarding the use of digital tools in acute exacerbations of COPD, we attempt to clarify the effectiveness of telemedicine for identifying, preventing, and reducing COPD exacerbations and improving other clinically relevant outcomes, while describing in detail the specific telemedicine interventions used.
Keywords: telemedicine; telehealth; telemonitoring; COPD; acute exacerbation COPD; diagnosis; prevention telemedicine; telehealth; telemonitoring; COPD; acute exacerbation COPD; diagnosis; prevention

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Konstantinidis, A.; Kyriakopoulos, C.; Ntritsos, G.; Giannakeas, N.; Gourgoulianis, K.I.; Kostikas, K.; Gogali, A. The Role of Digital Tools in the Timely Diagnosis and Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020269

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Konstantinidis A, Kyriakopoulos C, Ntritsos G, Giannakeas N, Gourgoulianis KI, Kostikas K, Gogali A. The Role of Digital Tools in the Timely Diagnosis and Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(2):269. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020269

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Konstantinidis, Athanasios, Christos Kyriakopoulos, Georgios Ntritsos, Nikolaos Giannakeas, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos Kostikas, and Athena Gogali. 2022. "The Role of Digital Tools in the Timely Diagnosis and Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature" Diagnostics 12, no. 2: 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020269

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Konstantinidis, A., Kyriakopoulos, C., Ntritsos, G., Giannakeas, N., Gourgoulianis, K. I., Kostikas, K., & Gogali, A. (2022). The Role of Digital Tools in the Timely Diagnosis and Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Diagnostics, 12(2), 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020269

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