Paper Info
Title
The Penn State Heart Assistant: A pilot study of a web-based intervention to improve self-care of heart failure patients.
Abstract
The Penn State Heart Assistant, a web-based, tablet computer-accessed, secure application was developed to conduct a proof of concept test, targeting patient self-care activities of heart failure patients including daily medication adherence, weight monitoring, and aerobic activity. Patients (n = 12) used the tablet computer-accessed program for 30 days-recording their information and viewing a short educational video. Linear random coefficient models assessed the relationship between weight and time and exercise and time. Good medication adherence (66% reporting taking 75% of prescribed medications) was reported. Group compliance over 30 days for weight and exercise was 84 percent. No persistent weight gain over 30 days, and some indication of weight loss (slope of weight vs time was negative (-0.17; p value = 0.002)), as well as increased exercise (slope of exercise vs time was positive (0.08; p value = 0.04)) was observed. This study suggests that mobile technology is feasible, acceptable, and has potential for cost-effective opportunities to manage heart failure patients safely at home.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1177/1460458217704247
HEALTH INFORMATICS JOURNAL
Keywords
Field
DocType
chronic heart failure,mobile devices,patient education,patient motivation for self-care,remote patient monitoring
Heart failure,Nursing,Self care,Remote patient monitoring,Mobile device,Proof of concept,Web application,Medical emergency,Patient education,Medicine
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
25.0
2.0
1460-4582
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
12
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tom Lloyd100.34
Harleah Buck200.34
Andrew Foy300.34
Sara Black400.34
Antony Pinter500.34
Rosanne Pogash600.34
Bobby Eismann700.34
Eric Balaban800.34
John Chan900.34
Allen Kunselman1000.34
Joshua M. Smyth11506.01
John Boehmer1200.34