December 1, 2017Open Access
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Structured PICO
Does noninvasive telemonitoring improve health status in patients with heart failure?
P
Population
patients with heart failure
I
Intervention
noninvasive telemonitoring
C
Comparator
usual care
O
Outcome
health statuspatient reported
Telemonitoring provides statistically significant but clinically small improvements in health status for heart failure patients compared to usual care.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although noninvasive telemonitoring in patients with heart failure does not reduce mortality or hospitalizations, less is known about its effect on health status. This study reports the results of a randomized clinical trial of telemonitoring on health status in patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS: =0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Telemonitoring results in statistically significant, but clinically small, improvements in health status when compared with usual care. Given that the KCCQ was a secondary outcome, the benefits should be confirmed in future studies. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/. Unique identifier: NCT00303212.