Heart Failure Telehealth,
Conditions
Interventions
A transitional telehealth program (TTP) provided comprehensive discharge planning and home health monitoring through a mobile phone-
based application and telephone calls following discharge from the hospital for six weeks plus usual care ,Usual care provided health education before being discharged,
telephone contact during the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays for a consultation about health problems and provided Heart failure booklet.
Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
Transitional Telehealth Program (TTP),Usual care
Sponsors
Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University
Faculty of Nursing,
Prince of Songkla University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients, diagnosed with HF within the last 12 months. 2. Ability to be accessed by mobile phone and internet signals. 3. Ability to use the mobile app either with or without assistance from a caregiver. 4. Having a Thai Mental State Examination (TMSE) score >23
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Having cancer, chronic kidney disease, or surgery planned within two months, and/or were on dialysis. 2. Submitting self-monitoring data fewer than 30 days of the total 37 days.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| functional status at week 6 and 8 after implementing the TTP Enforced Social Dependency Scale (ESDS),Rehospitalization at week 6 and 8 after implementing the TTP Number of Hospitalizations Questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Satisfaction with care at week 6 after implementing the TTP Satisfaction with Care Questionnaire | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactVasinee Somsiri
Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University
Outcome results
None listed