Tools to Support Self-Care Monitoring at Home
Perspectives of Patients with Heart Failure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15513235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ina Thon Aamodt (0000-0002-9098-9646, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Anna Strömberg (0009-0002-6719-4535, Linköping University), Ragnhild Hellesø (0000-0002-7757-6521, University of Oslo), Tiny Jaarsma (0000-0002-4197-4026, Linköping University), Irene Lie (0000-0002-0461-7812, Oslo University Hospital) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 8916-8916 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17238916 |
| PMID | 33266245 |
| OpenAlex | W3109276609 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Self-care monitoring at home can be a challenge for patients with heart failure (HF). Tools that leverage information and communication technology (ICT), comprise medical devices, or have written material may support their efforts at home. The aim of this study was to describe HF patients' experiences and their prioritization of tools that support, or could support, self-care monitoring at home. A descriptive qualitative design employing semi-structured interviews was used with HF patients living at home and attending an HF outpatient clinic in Norway. We used a deductive analysis approach, using the concept of self-care monitoring with ICT tools, paper-based tools, medical devices, and tools to consult with healthcare professionals (HCPs) as the categorization matrix. Nineteen HF patients with a mean age of 64 years participated. ICT tools are used by individual participants to identify changes in their HF symptoms, but are not available by healthcare services. Paper-based tools, medical devices, and face-to-face consultation with healthcare professionals are traditional tools that are available and used by individual participants. HF patients use traditional and ICT tools to support recognizing, identifying, and responding to HF symptoms at home, suggesting that they could be used if they are available and supplemented by in-person consultation with HCPs
Categorization · Health care · Health professionals · Information and Communications Technology · Medical education · Medical emergency · Qualitative research · Telecare · Telemedicine · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Heart Failure Treatment and Management · Medication Adherence and Compliance · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |