Application of mobile intelligence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  Objective  To explore the clinical effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) housekeeper official account for COPD patients in stable phase.

  Methods  Two hundred moderate and severe COPD patients in stable phase were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 100 cases in each group.The control group received traditional COPD management, and the observation group used mobile intelligent-COPD housekeeper WeChat official account for individualized management on the basis of the control group.

  Results  After COPD housekeeper WeChat official account management, COPD assessment test score (CAT), modified British medical research council (mMRC) score, body mass index (BMI), Percentage of FEV₁ in the predicted value (FEV₁% pred) in the observation group were significantly higher, and 6 minutes walk test (6MWT) distance were significantly longer than those before management (P < 0.05). The number of smoking cessation, standard drug use and lung rehabilitation training in management group were significantly more than those before management (P < 0.05). The frequency of acute exacerbation in observation group was significantly lower than that before management (P < 0.05). The levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in observation group were significantly lower than those before management (P < 0.05).

  Conclusions  COPD housekeeper WeChat official account in patients with COPD in stable period is effective, which can effectively improve the symptoms of patients, enhance their compliance and quality of life.