Conference
Evaluation of a digital health application for heart failure patients (ProHerz) -first results from a pilot study.
Abstract
Abstract
Objective: Continuous monitoring and targeted behavioural interventions have been shown to improve health status and quality of life for heart failure patients. Digital therapeutics offer the possibility to make more frequent monitoring and targeted behavioural interventions available for more people.
Methods: We conduct a pilot study with 71 patients who were given a smartphone app and wearables for a 3-month period. Clinical indicators as well as patient-reported outcomes were collected at entry and exit examinations.
Results: The New York Heart Association class remained stable or improved. Most quantitative outcome measures improved (6-minute walk test distance +21 m, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire summary score+6.0 points, European Heard Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale summary score+6.6 points, correct answers in the Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test +2.1), although the changes were mainly not significantly different from zero. There was no change in EQ-5D weight and 9-item Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire summary score.
Conclusions: This before–after comparison shows that an app-based intervention can work as a digital therapeutic for heart failure patients.
Objective: Continuous monitoring and targeted behavioural interventions have been shown to improve health status and quality of life for heart failure patients. Digital therapeutics offer the possibility to make more frequent monitoring and targeted behavioural interventions available for more people.
Methods: We conduct a pilot study with 71 patients who were given a smartphone app and wearables for a 3-month period. Clinical indicators as well as patient-reported outcomes were collected at entry and exit examinations.
Results: The New York Heart Association class remained stable or improved. Most quantitative outcome measures improved (6-minute walk test distance +21 m, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire summary score+6.0 points, European Heard Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale summary score+6.6 points, correct answers in the Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test +2.1), although the changes were mainly not significantly different from zero. There was no change in EQ-5D weight and 9-item Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire summary score.
Conclusions: This before–after comparison shows that an app-based intervention can work as a digital therapeutic for heart failure patients.
Keywords
Hear Failure
Artificial Intelligence
digital application
Telemedicine
