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Standard vs. intensified management of heart failure to reduce healthcare costs: results of a multicentre, randomized controlled trial

Author: Scuffham, P. A. Country/countries: Australia Number of patients participating in the study: 809 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Cardiovascular-related hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital admissions N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Quality of life Quality of life EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5L) - generic HRQoL
Quality of life Quality of life Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
Value for money of the self-management intervention Value for money of the self-management intervention N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 74.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.0) Gender: 325 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: 31.4 (+/- a standard deviation of 8.9) 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

Outcome 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 - All-cause hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - Cardiovascular-related hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital admissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Quality of life - Quality of life
Quality of life - Quality of life
Value for money of the self-management intervention - Value for money of the self-management intervention