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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor self-management of heart failure (HF) contributes to devastating health consequences. Our innovative sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) integrates data from sensors to trigger game rewards, progress, and feedback based on the real-time behaviors of individuals with HF.

Objective

The aim of this study is to compare daily weight monitoring and physical activity behavior adherence by older adults using an SCDG intervention versus a sensors-only intervention in a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Methods

English-speaking adults with HF aged 55 years or older who owned a smartphone and could walk unassisted were recruited from Texas and Oklahoma from November 2019 to August 2020. Both groups were given activity trackers and smart weighing scales t

SUBMITTER: Radhakrishnan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663490 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature