Patient-Centered mHealth Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Phase 1 Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common causes of hospital readmission in the United States. These hospitalizations are often driven by insufficient self-care. Commercial mobile health (mHealth) technologies, such as consumer-grade apps and wearable devices, offer opportunities for improving HF self-care, but their efficacy remains largely underexplored.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility, acceptability, safety, and preliminary efficacy of a patient-centered mHealth intervention (iCardia4HF) that integrates 3 consumer mHealth apps and devices (Heart Failure Health Storylines, Fitbit, and Withings) with a program of individually tailored SMS text messages to improve HF self-care.

Methods

We conducted a phase 1 randomize

SUBMITTER: Kitsiou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780297 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature