Discussion
exacerbations, chronic respiratory failure
CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE
This study examined the effectiveness of a telenursing intervention program in reducing exacerbations in patients with chronic respiratory failure receiving NPPV using a randomized controlled trial. The telenursing intervention program used in this study consisted of telemonitoring and telehealth counseling.The number of hospitalizations for acute exacerbations and the duration of hospital stay at the 3-month follow-up were lower in the intervention group, suggesting that the proposed telenursing intervention program is effective in reducing acute exacerbations in patients with chronic respiratory failure receiving NPPV. Previous studies using ICT have similarly reported a reduction in the number of hospitalizations due to acute exacerbations in patients with chronic respiratory failure [