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Telemonitoring in heart failure patients treated by cardiac resynchronisation therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D): the TELECART Study

Author: Sardu, C. Country/countries: Italy Number of patients participating in the study: 183 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+AB+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Έκβαση Μέτρο Tool
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital admissions N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Mortality Cardiovascular-related mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 72.2 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.2) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Έκβαση Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital admissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Mortality - Cardiovascular-related mortality