heart failure - heart decompensation
Conditions
Interventions
Patients from the intervention group receive treatment and guidance based on
information acquired via the Health Buddy. That information will be obtained by
daily offered dialogues. These will take
Sponsors
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient > 18 years; Patients with heart failure NYHA classification II-III-IV; patient experienced a period of fluid retention; Patient is treated by a cardiologist; Patient is followed-up by a heart failure nurse; Adequate level of the Dutch language; Patient has an active telephone connection, preferably analogue ; Patient is mental competent; Patient has the disposal of a balance.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients suffers from COPD, Gold classification 3 or 4 patient is a dialysis patient; Patient has a visual restriction to read the dialogues on the Health Buddy; Patient is hard of hearing or deaf; Patient suffers from a lethal sickness with a prognosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hospital admissions. Health care related costs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Related at outcome: · amount of planned and unplanned contacts with cardiologist, heart failure nurse, cardiac emergency and general practitioner; . amount of hospital admissions ( related and not related to heart failure) · mortality (cardiac reason or not ) · costs related to hospital admissions and contacts with caregivers Related at intervention: · Compliance for drugs and non-medical regimen; . State of health in terms of complaints ( tiredness and dyspnoea), risk factors ( smoking, obesity, drink), instability, mobility, depression, self efficacy and quality of live | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed