Why the study?
Mobile health solutions could help promote heart failure self-care, but patient interest in a smartphone app to assist in managing treatment and symptoms, and factors influencing that interest, needed to be determined.
Are heart failure patients interested in mobile health apps for self-care, and what factors influence this interest?
Population
50 heart failure patients in an outpatient clinic waiting room
Design
Self-administered survey study
Authors
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May inform targeted HF app design for younger patients with poorer status; leaves open efficacy and adoption in broader populations.
Are heart failure patients interested in mobile health apps for self-care, and what factors influence this interest?
The majority of heart failure patients, particularly those who are younger or have worse health status, are interested in using smartphone apps for self-care and symptom tracking.
Sohn et al. (2019) studied this question.
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