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Heart failure case disease management program: a pilot study of home telemonitoring versus usual care

Author: Capomolla, S. Country/countries: Italy Number of patients participating in the study: 133 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: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+G
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians, Service 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, Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Mortality Cardiovascular-related mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 57.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.0) Gender: 16 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
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Mortality - Cardiovascular-related mortality