Sept. 6, 2016
Europe
Practice
Engaging and empowering people and communities,
Reorienting the model of care,
Coordinating services within and across sectors
Telerehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Denmark
A pilot programme to test home-based telerehabilitation for COPD patients was designed and implemented by researchers at Aalborg University; a supportive political and legislative environment provided a platform for furthering the development of e-health and telemedicine; partnerships with stakeholders outside the health sector supported the development of telemedicine and helped drive service delivery transformations; patients were given a more active role in care and new collaborative partnerships between patients and providers were developed; success of the initial pilot led to a larger-scale study with greater involvement of regional and municipal actors.