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Home-based telemonitored Nordic walking training is well accepted, safe, effective and has high adherence among heart failure patients, including those with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: a randomised controlled study

Author: Piotrowicz, E. Country/countries: Poland Number of patients participating in the study: 152 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+EB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based behavioural techniques and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Quality of life Quality of life Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)

Patient characteristics

Age: 58.15 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.05) Gender: 20 females 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
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity
Quality of life - Quality of life

Other publications associated with this study

A new model of home-based telemonitored cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure: effectiveness, quality of life, and adherence Link: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp181