A Pragmatic Real-world Multicentre Observational Research Study to Explore the Clinical and Health Economic Impact of myCOPD

myCOPD is a digital self-management application (app), that supports all elements of managing COPD by creating a supported self-help environment, and in turn reduce medical visits, and hospital admissions and re-admissions. myCOPD allows for key aspects of disease management, such as PR, to be provided remotely, based on a person's self-assessment. Furthermore, it can help people with COPD manage their condition at home, or anywhere away from a clinical setting. Successful implementation of myCOPD provides an opportunity to build capacity in primary and secondary care, and community teams where a blended approach with traditional PR and myCOPD is used. Studies have shown myCOPD is able to deliver similar improvements in symptoms and exercise tolerance compared to PR exercise-classes and helps patients admitted to hospital recover more quickly at home(5)(6). myCOPD is widely deployed across the NHS and is being used by patients in different areas of the UK.