Why the study?
Does continued use of a telehealth system reduce hospitalizations and improve self-management in heart failure patients after discharge from formal homecare?
Population
Heart failure patients discharged from formal home health services who used the Health Buddy telehealth…
Comparison
Continued use of the Health Buddy telehealth… vs No further telehealth or home health services.
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned to either the telehealth group or the control group…
Follow-up
180 days
Key result
Continued use of a telehealth system for 180 days after formal home health discharge resulted in 0% hospitalizations compared to 28.3% in the control group.
Authors
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Supports continued telehealth after home health discharge in HF; extends RCT evidence on remote monitoring duration.
RCT
Yes
Does continued use of a telehealth system reduce hospitalizations and improve self-management in heart failure patients after discharge from formal homecare?
Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 28.3%
Continued telehealth monitoring for 180 days after formal home health discharge completely prevented hospitalizations and ED visits while improving self-management behaviors in heart failure patients.
Dansky et al. (2009) conducted an RCT in Heart failure. Health Buddy telehealth system vs. No further telehealth or home health services was evaluated on Hospitalization. Continued use of a telehealth system for 180 days after formal home health discharge resulted in 0% hospitalizations compared to 28.3% in the control group.