Key result
Telemonitoring at home improved patients' perception of quality of life and self-care behaviors, but did not significantly reduce hospitalizations.
Why the study?
Does telemonitoring at home improve quality of life and self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure?
Does telemonitoring at home improve quality of life and self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure?
Home telemonitoring for heart failure patients improves quality of life and self-care behaviors, though it does not significantly reduce hospitalizations.
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May enhance perceived quality of life and self-care in HF; hypothesis-generating, requiring RCTs before practice change.
Hoban et al. (2013) studied Heart failure. Telemonitoring at home was evaluated on Quality of life, self-care behaviors, and hospitalizations. Telemonitoring at home improved patients' perception of quality of life and self-care behaviors, but did not significantly reduce hospitalizations.
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