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Age: 69.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 11.54)
Gender: N/A
Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A
Severity of the disease: N/A
Multi-morbidity: N/A
The value of telemonitoring and ICT-guided disease management in heart failure: Results from the IN TOUCH study.
Link:
10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.10.001.
The value of INnovative ICT guided disease management combined with telemonitoring in OUtpatient clinics for Chronic Heart failure patients. Design and methodology of the IN TOUCH study: a multicenter randomised trial.
Link:
10.1186/1472-6963-11-167.
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The dynamics of self-care in the course of heart failure management: data from the IN TOUCH study
Link:
10.2147/ppa.S162219
Author: Lycholip, E.
Country/countries: Netherlands
Number of patients participating in the study: 177
This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention
Intervention components: E
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring
Components
Education (E)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques
Intervention components: E+MT
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Self-monitoring
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Self-monitoring
Components
Education (E)
Monitoring techniques (MT)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Outcomes measured in the study
Outcome | Measure | Tool |
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Hospital admissions | HF-related hospital readmissions | N/A |
Mortality | All causes of mortality | N/A |
Quality of life | Quality of life | N/A |
Patient characteristics
Number of co-morbidities: N/A
Tool: 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 |
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Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital readmissions | ||||||||
Mortality - All causes of mortality | ||||||||
Quality of life - Quality of life |
Other publications associated with this study
Learn more about the intervention: Education based intervention
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Related contextual analysis |
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To learn more about the contextual factors that can facilitate or hinder the implementation of a self-management intervention check our section on the topic: Contextual factors
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Learn more about the intervention: Monitoring techniques
Recommendations for this type of intervention | |
Summary of findings | |
Evidence to Decision frameworks | |
RCTs that also analysed this type of intervention | |
Related cost-effectiveness analysis |
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To learn more about the cost-effectiveness of self-management interventions check our section on the topic: Cost-effectiveness
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Related contextual analysis |
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To learn more about the contextual factors that can facilitate or hinder the implementation of a self-management intervention check our section on the topic: Contextual factors
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