A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Clinical Effects of Enhanced Heart Failure Monitoring Using a Computer-Based Telephonic Monitoring System in Older Minorities and Women

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 711-717

  Soran, Ozlem Z ^a   Piña, Ileana L ^b   Lamas, Gervasio A ^c   Kelsey, Sheryl F ^d   Selzer, Faith ^d   Pilotte, John ^e   Lave, Judith R ^f   Feldman, Arthur M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Centers for Medicare   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; disease management program; heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMONITORING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55149110118     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.448     Document Type: Article

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