Heart Failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
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
| Measure | Time 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
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal da Paraíba