Self-Management, Mobile Applications, Heart Failure
Conditions
Brief summary
This study was designed to determine the potential benefits that individuals with heart failure (HF) could experience from using a mobile application.
Detailed description
The mobile application is called the Heart Failure Health Storylines (HFHS). The potential benefits will be examined by determining the changes in physical activity and quality of life of the participants, who will use the application and compare the results with the participants, who will not use the application.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALApp Group
The participants will be educated to use the HFHS application to monitor their daily vital signs (HR, BP, body weight), physical activity, and medications for 4 weeks. The research team will monitor their data entry remotely via the HFHS App. The team will text the participant via the App if one or more of following conditions is noted: * The vital signs show undesired readings * The records on the HFHS App show that the participant did not take the medications as the schedule says In addition, the team will call the participant 3 days later to follow up regarding the participant's action towards the text message that the team sent.
Sponsors
Texas Woman's University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults with chronic heart failure, class I - III based on New York Heart Association (NYHA) scale * Walking independently with/without an assistive device
Exclusion criteria
The participant will be excluded if one or more of the following is present * Cognitive impairment (\< 26 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment). * Uncorrected vision * Hearing problems * Neurological disorders. * Cannot speak and read the English language, * Not owning a smart cell phone with internet access.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Experience | Change from baseline to 4 weeks | The Quality of Experience (QoE) survey will be used to measure the quality of experience in using the mobile application |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life for Individuals with Heart Failure | Change from baseline to 4 weeks | 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36 version 1.0) |
| Quality of Life for Individuals with HF | Change from baseline to 4 weeks | Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) questionnaire |
| Physical Activity will be indicated by daily step counts | Change from baseline to 4 weeks | Physical activity will be assessed with a pedometer |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed