Why the study?
Self-care monitoring at home can be challenging for heart failure patients, and tools such as ICT, medical devices, or written materials may support their efforts.
What are the experiences and priorities of HF patients regarding tools for self-care monitoring at home?
Design
Descriptive qualitative study employing semi-structured interviews
Authors
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May inform accessible HF self-care tools with HCP input; leaves open outcome impact in prospective trials.
What are the experiences and priorities of HF patients regarding tools for self-care monitoring at home?
Patients with heart failure value both traditional and ICT tools for home self-care monitoring, emphasizing the importance of availability and supplementary in-person consultations.
Aamodt et al. (2020) studied this question.
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