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A Remote Medication Monitoring System for Chronic Heart Failure Patients to Reduce Readmissions: A Two-Arm Randomized Pilot Study

Author: Hale, T. M. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 29 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: Cessation or reduction of alcohol and other harmful consumptions, Medication use and adherence
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: Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to medication or other treatment Adherence to medication MOSSAS-3HF
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Quality of life Quality of life N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 71.7 years (+/- a standard deviation of 11.2) 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
Adherence to medication or other treatment - Adherence to medication
Hospital admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Quality of life - Quality of life