Why the study?
To evaluate the effectiveness of education in patients with heart valve prostheses using online technologies.
Does distant education using online technologies improve quality of life, adherence to treatment, and TTR in patients with heart valve prostheses compared to standard education?
Population
Patients with heart valve prostheses (n = 122 in group 1, n = 86 in group 2)
Comparison
Distant education using online technologies (video teleconferencing) vs standard education program
Follow-up
Nine-month
Authors
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May support online education for valve prosthesis patients; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Does distant education using online technologies improve quality of life, adherence to treatment, and TTR in patients with heart valve prostheses compared to standard education?
Online video teleconferencing education for patients with prosthetic heart valves significantly improves mental health, treatment adherence, and INR time in therapeutic range compared to standard education.
Горбунова et al. (2021) studied this question.
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