Proof-of-concept trial results of the HeartMan mobile personal health system for self-management in congestive heart failure.

ABSTRACT: This study tested the effectiveness of HeartMan-a mobile personal health system offering decisional support for management of congestive heart failure (CHF)-on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), self-management, exercise capacity, illness perception, mental and sexual health. A randomized controlled proof-of-concept trial (1:2 ratio of control:intervention) was set up with ambulatory CHF patients in stable condition in Belgium and Italy. Data were collected by means of a 6-min walking test and a number of standardized questionnaire instruments. A total of 56 (34 intervention and 22 control group) participants completed the study (77% male; mean age 63 years, sd 10.5). All depression and anxiety dimensions decreased in the intervention group (p < 0.001), while the need for sexual couns

SUBMITTER: Clays E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7970991 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature