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Randomized trial of a daily electronic home monitoring system in patients with advanced heart failure: the Weight Monitoring in Heart Failure (WHARF) trial

Author: Goldberg, L. R. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 280 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized), Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized), Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions Cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Mortality HF-related mortality N/A
Quality of life Quality of life N/A
Quality of life Quality of life N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 59.07 years (+/- a standard deviation of 15.3) Gender: 91 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 readmissions
Hospital admissions - Cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Mortality - HF-related mortality
Quality of life - Quality of life
Quality of life - Quality of life