Key result
Adding automated email feedback for informal caregivers to standard mobile health support reduced caregiving strain at 6 and 12 months (P≤0.03).
Why the study?
Does automated feedback to informal caregivers (mHealth+CP) reduce caregiving burden and improve assistance with self-management in heart failure patients compared to standard mHealth?
RCT (n=369)
Does automated feedback to informal caregivers (mHealth+CP) reduce caregiving burden and improve assistance with self-management in heart failure patients compared to standard mHealth?
p-value: p=≤0.03
Providing automated email summaries and self-care suggestions to informal caregivers of heart failure patients reduces caregiver strain and increases their engagement in patient self-care.
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Supports integrating automated caregiver feedback into HF mHealth; extends randomized dyadic intervention evidence.
Piette et al. (2015) conducted an RCT in Heart failure (n=369). mobile health+CarePartner (mHealth+CP) vs. Standard mHealth was evaluated on Caregiving strain, depressive symptoms, and participation in self-care support (p=≤0.03). Adding automated email feedback for informal caregivers to standard mobile health support reduced caregiving strain at 6 and 12 months (P≤0.03).
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