Factors Affecting Patient and Physician Engagement in Remote Health Care for Heart Failure: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult chronic heart failure mainly affects an elderly population with multiple comorbidities that often require frequent medical visits to prevent poor health outcomes. However, the heart failure disease process reduces their independence by reducing mobility, exercise tolerance, and cognitive decline. Remote care technologies can bridge the gap in care for these patients by allowing them to be followed up within the comfort of their home and encourage their self-care. However, patients, carers, and health care professionals need to engage with the technology for it to be useful.

Objective

This systematic review explores qualitative primary studies of remote care technologies used in heart failure, to determine the factors that affect user engagement with the tech

SUBMITTER: Al-Naher A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021943 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature