Sensor-Controlled Digital Game for Heart Failure Self-management: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of hospitalization among older adults in the United States. There are substantial racial and geographic disparities in HF outcomes, with patients living in southern US states having a mortality rate 69% higher than the national average. Self-management behaviors, particularly daily weight monitoring and physical activity, are extremely important in improving HF outcomes; however, patients typically have particularly low adherence to these behaviors. With the rise of digital technologies to improve health outcomes and motivate health behaviors, sensor-controlled digital games (SCDGs) have become a promising approach. SCDGs, which leverage sensor-connected technologies, offer the benefits of being portable and scalable and allowing f

SUBMITTER: Radhakrishnan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209796 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature