Developing and Implementing an mHealth Heart Failure Self-care Program to Reduce Readmissions: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients admitted with decompensated heart failure (HF) are at risk for hospital readmission and poor quality of life during the discharge period. Lifestyle behavior modifications that promote the self-management of chronic cardiac diseases have been associated with an improved quality of life. However, whether a mobile health (mHealth) program can assist patients in the self-management of HF during the acute posthospital discharge period is unknown.

Objective

We aimed to develop an mHealth program designed to enhance patients' self-management of HF by increasing knowledge, self-efficacy, and symptom detection. We hypothesized that patients hospitalized with HF would be willing to use a feasibly deployed mHealth program after their hospital discharge.

Methods</

SUBMITTER: Johnson AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8981015 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature