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Randomised pilot study comparing a coach to SMARTPhone reminders to aid the management of heart failure (HF) patients: humans or machines
- Source :
- BMJ Open Quality, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group, 2024.
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Abstract
- Ambulatory management of congestive heart failure (HF) continues to be a challenging clinical problem. Recent studies have focused on the role of HF clinics, nurse practitioners and disease management programmes to reduce HF readmissions. This pilot study is a pragmatic factorial study comparing a coach intervention, a SMARTPHONE REMINDER system intervention and BOTH interventions combined to Treatment as USUAL (TAU). We determined that both modalities were acceptable to patients prior to randomisation. Fifty-four patients were randomised to the four groups. The COACH group had no readmissions for HF 6 months after enrolment compared with 18% for the SMARTPHONE REMINDER Group, 8% for the BOTH intervention group and 13% for TAU. Medium-to-high medication adherence was maintained in all four groups although sodium consumption was lower at 3 months for the COACH and combined (BOTH) groups. This pilot study suggests a beneficial effect on rehospitalisation with the use of support measures including coaches and telephone reminders that needs confirmation in a larger trial.
- Subjects :
- Medicine (General)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23996641
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- BMJ Open Quality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9ddfe96062bb4d6ead53262dbecce952
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002753