Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),Type 2 Diabetes, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Lung Cancer, Kidney Failure on Peritoneal Dialysis
Conditions
Interventions
Home-monitoring-based telenursing
Sponsors
St. Luke's International University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Individuals who regularly visit outpatient clinics and receive continuous medical care. 2)Individuals who have undergone surgical treatment and continue to visit the same medical institution after discharge. 3)Individuals for whom the consent of their attending physician for participation in this study is obtained. 4)Individuals who can secure a location in their home to install a set of tablet devices and measuring equipment. 5)Individuals who are able to respond to and transmit answers to self-measurements such as blood pressure and oxygen saturation, as well as questionnaire items from tablet devices, and who have no impairment in cognitive or limb function, or have alternative means. 6)Individuals who can continue to use existing services such as long-term care insurance and social systems during the research collaboration period, regardless of whether they are using them or not. 7)Individuals aged 20 years or older. 8)Individuals residing in Japan and receiving outpatient care, whose native language is Japanese, English, or Chinese. 9)Individuals for whom written consent for participation in this study can be obtained directly from themselves.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Individuals receiving treatment during acute exacerbations. 2)Individuals with cognitive impairment, severe depression, reduced limb function, or other issues making it difficult to use telenursing equipment. 3)Individuals in the terminal stage of illness. 4)Other individuals deemed unsuitable by the principal investigator (co-researcher).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The stability of daily monitoring values and the occurrence of threshold events. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Satisfaction with telenursing, quality of life, attitudes toward telenursing and self-care, cultural characteristics affecting acceptance of telenursing, self-efficacy, sense of security, depression, changes in medication prescriptions, and medical expenses. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTomoko Kamei
St. Luke's International University Graduate School of Nursing Science
Outcome results
None listed