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Telehealth on heart failure: results of the Recap project

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Varon, Carolina, Alao, Morenikeji, Minter, Jan, Stapleton, Michelle, Thomson, Stuart, Jaecques, Siegfried, Rocca, Hans-Peter BL, Huffel, Sabine V·2015·Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Abstract

Telehealth has become a very important tool that allows the monitoring of heart failure patients in a home environment. However, little is known about the effect that such monitoring systems have on patients’ compliance, evolution and self-care behaviour. In particular, the effect that the selected user interface has on these factors is unknown. This study aims to investigate this, and to determine some practicalities that must be considered when designing and implementing a telehealth programme for heart failure. To achieve this, daily measurements of blood pressure, pulse, SpO 2 and weight were collected from 534 patients suffering from heart failure. In addition, they were asked to fill in the European heart failure self-care behaviour scale questionnaire and the EQ-5D quality of life questionnaire, before and after the monitoring period. Two telehealth systems were used, the Motiva platform provided by Philips and the standalone unit provided by Docobo, the Doc@Home system. Significant differences were found between both systems concerning the compliance and adherence of patients. Moreover, a general, positive effect of telehealth was identified due to the fact that patients showed an increased self-awareness when managing their condition. These findings are supported by behavioural changes and a better understanding of heart failure from the patients’ perspective.

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  1. Boyne JJ, Vrijhoef HJ, Crijns HJ, et al. Tailored telemonitoring in patients with heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2012; 14(7): 791-801.

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Authors
Varon, C., Alao, M., Minter, J., Stapleton, M., Thomson, S., Jaecques, S., Rocca, H.-P. B., & Huffel, S. V.
Affiliations
  • iMinds (BE)
  • North East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • Health Enterprise East, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands
Corresponding author
Varon, Carolina
Venue
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
Published
2015-05-10
Volume
21
Issue
6
Pages
340-347
ISSN
  • 1357-633X (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-1109
OpenAlex
W1775433845
Cited by
8
References
14
Citations by year
2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1
FWCI
0.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Keywords
telemedicine, heart failure, home monitoring, medication adherence, self-care behavior, user interface design, quality of life, remote patient monitoring
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Heart Failure, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, User-Computer Interface, Telemedicine, Monitoring, Ambulatory

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