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Effects of a Tablet Computer on Self-care, Quality of Life, and Knowledge: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Author: Melin, M. Country/countries: Sweden Number of patients participating in the study: 82 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: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital readmissions N/A
Knowledge Knowledge Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale (DHFKS)
Quality of life Quality of life Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
Quality of life Quality of life Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale (EHFScBS-9)

Patient characteristics

Age: 75.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.0) 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

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 - HF-related hospital readmissions
Knowledge - Knowledge
Quality of life - Quality of life
Quality of life - Quality of life
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy

Other publications associated with this study

Patient-centred homebased management of heart failure. Findings from a randomised clinical trial evaluating a tablet computer for self-care, quality of life and effects on knowledge Link: 10.3109/14017431.2015.1035319.