Open AccessTowards telemedicine in pulmonary hypertension: Assessing the feasibility of remote quality of life and exercise capacity assessment
Author(s) -
Stubbs Harrison,
Brewis Melanie,
Church Colin,
Johnson Martin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pulmonary circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2045-8940
DOI - 10.1002/pul2.12144
Subject(s) - medicine , telemedicine , pulmonary hypertension , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , cardiology , nursing , health care , economics , economic growth
Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are happy to perform simple exercise capacity tests at home and believe this is feasible. A proportion of patients are able to use an electronic form to complete quality of life questionnaires. These findings are being used to build a telemedicine strategy for PH patients.