Table 6 Studies comparing remote home monitoring (phone calls, text messages) to no remote home monitoring
Studies comparing RHM (phone calls, text messages) to no RHM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes | № of participants (studies) | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | Relative effect* (95% CI) | Anticipated absolute effects | |
Risk with no RHM | Risk difference with RHM (phone calls, text messages) | ||||
COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores at the end of monitoring period | 106 (1 RCT) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW a,b | not pooled | not pooled | not pooled |
Patient experience- Overall satisfaction at the end of monitoring period—not measured | - | - | - | - | - |
Average number of exacerbations—not measured | - | - | - | - | - |
Average number of ER visits due to COPD—not measured | - | - | - | - | - |
Average number of hospital admissions due to COPD | 168 (1 RCT) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW a,b | not pooled | not pooled | not pooled |
Adherence as the proportion of participants who completed the study | 168 (1 RCT) | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW a,b,c | not pooled | not pooled | not pooled |