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Effect of using a mobile application on the knowledge and self-care of people with heart failure

Effect of a mobile application on the knowledge and self-care of people with heart failure: a quasi-experimental study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5zx8rvc
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-03-19
Start date
2023-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Interventions

Single group of before and after type will be exposed to the use of Tum-Tum mobile app. At T0, the level of knowledge and self-care will be measured, the mobile application will be immediately install
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligible individuals were those who met the following criteria: patients diagnosed with Heart Failure, aged 18 years or older; in follow-up, with a smartphone with Android operating system; taking medication; who had adequate health literacy, according to the Eighth-item Health Literacy Scale (19 points); and oriented in time and space. In order to evaluate the orientation of individuals, the following questions were asked: What is your name? How old are you? What day, month, year and location are we in? What city do you live in?

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: individuals who, due to clinical decompensation, resulted in previous hospitalization in the last 30 days; who were listed on the heart transplant queue and individuals planning myocardial revascularization or interventional procedure such as Transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The use of the “Tum-Tum” mobile application will provide an increase in the levels of knowledge and self-care of people with heart failure.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactWallison Santos

Universidade Federal da Paraíba

wallison.santos@academico.ufpb.br+5583993617966

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 13, 2026