Background Heart failure (HF) is the commonest cause of hospitalization in older adults.
Compared to routine hospitalization (RH), hospital at home (HaH)—substitutive hospital …

Not all patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
benefit from treatment with systemic corticosteroids and antibiotics. The aim of the study was …

Background: Telehealth interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) have focused primarily on stable outpatients. Telehealth designed to …

Presentamos una scoping review sobre el interés que puede tener desarrollar en nuestro
sistema sanitario nuevos esquemas de hospitalización domiciliaria en pacientes ancianos …

Aim To explore the concept of quality of life (QoL) of people with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) in the nursing context. Background The issue of QoL takes on a …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to share good practice with interested professionals,
commissioners and health service managers regarding the development of an evidence …

Rationale, aims and objectives To assess the adequacy of diagnostic effort in the
emergency departments of S panish hospitals with respect to episodes of exacerbation of …

To reduce healthcare costs associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and vacate hospital beds without compromising patient satisfaction with healthcare …

The National Clinical Strategy and Programmes was established by the Health Service
Executive (HSE) to improve and standardise patient care throughout the organisation by …

4. Early recognition and treatment improves outcomes of COPD exacerbations. 5. Most
COPD exacerbations can be safely managed at home with an action plan. 6. Management …