Why the study?
Does a Web-based educational and heart failure management program improve quality of life and perceived control in older heart failure patients?
Population
80 older heart failure patients, including 40 prospective participants and 40 age- and sex-matched…
Comparison
Web-based educational and heart failure… vs Heart failure care as usual
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Key result
A Web-based educational and management program significantly improved mental health quality of life and perceived control scores over 3 months compared to usual care in older heart failure patients.
Authors
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May support web-based education for mental health QoL in older HF; hypothesis-generating pending RCTs.
Observational (n=80)
Does a Web-based educational and heart failure management program improve quality of life and perceived control in older heart failure patients?
A Web-based educational and management program significantly improves mental health quality of life and perceived control in older heart failure patients compared to usual care.
Westlake et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Heart failure (n=80). Web-based educational and HF management program vs. Usual heart failure care was evaluated on Quality of life (physical and mental health) and perceived control (PC) scores. A Web-based educational and management program significantly improved mental health quality of life and perceived control scores over 3 months compared to usual care in older heart failure patients.