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Cost of medical services in older patients with heart failure: those receiving enhanced monitoring using a computer-based telephonic monitoring system compared with those in usual care: the Heart Failure Home Care trial

Author: Soran, O. Z. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 315 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: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+R
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Mortality Cardiovascular-related mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 76.39 years (+/- a standard deviation of 6.89) Gender: 64.97% female 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 - Emergency room/department visits
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Hospital admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Mortality - Cardiovascular-related mortality

Other publications associated with this study

A randomized clinical trial of the clinical effects of enhanced heart failure monitoring using a computer based telephonic monitoring system in older minorities and women. Link: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.448.