[Efficacy of tele-rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review].

Abstract

Since 2020 we have lived an exceptional situation that made us experience a complete lockdown due to SARS-CoV-2, what affected the treatments of different pathologies, such as the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Because of those reasons, it has arisen the idea of implementing the tele-rehabilitation program as a treatment of these pathologies. The search was done between the months of October and November 2020, with the aim of analyzing and updating the efficacy of the tele-rehabilitation in patients who have COPD, finding eight articles which met the inclusion criteria. The pulmonary tele-rehabilitation is able to improve the quality of life and physical state, and decreasing the number of hospitalizations and exacerbations. Furthermore, patients showed a great level of satisfaction and adherence to this treatment program. The pulmonary tele-rehabilitation can achieve similar results as of pulmonary rehabilitation. For this reason, people who have difficulties to go to their outpatients clinic or even in a lockdown can use it. However, it is necessary to investigate which tele-rehabilitation program is better.

• Authors: A de la Cruz Hanna, J J López Marcos, D López-Fernández
• Journal: Rehabilitacion (Rehabilitacion (Madr)) Vol. 57 Issue 4 Pg. 100781 (Jun 15 2023) ISSN: 1578-3278 [Electronic] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Eficacia de la telerrehabilitación en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica: revisión sistemática.
• PMID: 37329647 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2022. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.