title: Improving outcomes with online COPD self-care.
abstract: If self-management was implemented properly, the NHS could save an estimated £235m over the next 10 years. An online self-management system for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease allows patients to access information whenever they need it. A comparison of conventional and online approaches to COPD self-management showed the online system is more effective in terms of health status and inhaler technique.
authors.forename: Mal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: North
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009862:Online Systems; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom