Why the study?
Does home telemonitoring reduce healthcare utilization and improve quality of life in patients with class III or IV CHF recently discharged from the hospital?
Population
166 patients with class III or IV congestive heart failure recently discharged from the hospital.
Comparison
Home telemonitoring for a 2-month period… vs Similar usual care cohort (n=83).
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 months
Authors
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May support fewer visits and costs in severe HF; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Does home telemonitoring reduce healthcare utilization and improve quality of life in patients with class III or IV CHF recently discharged from the hospital?
A 2-month home telemonitoring program for patients recently discharged with severe heart failure reduces home nursing visits, lowers costs, and improves self-perceived quality of life.
Myers et al. (2006) studied this question.
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