Key result
A home telemedicine system for daily weight monitoring was perceived as not very useful by patients and partners, indicating a need for better education on condition management and equipment use.
Population
Patients with a history of chronic heart failure, their partners, and their heart failure nurses
Design
Other
Follow-up
Within three weeks of beginning the study
Authors
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Supports pre-use education to address skepticism in HF telemedicine; hypothesis-generating for adoption strategies.
Observational (n=12)
Successful implementation of home telemedicine for heart failure requires adequate prior education for patients, partners, and healthcare providers to overcome skepticism and misconceptions.
Johnston et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Chronic heart failure (n=12). Home telemedicine system for daily weight monitoring was evaluated on Experiences of the illness and perception of how telemedicine might affect those experiences. A home telemedicine system for daily weight monitoring was perceived as not very useful by patients and partners, indicating a need for better education on condition management and equipment use.
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