A mobile health intervention supporting heart failure patients and their informal caregivers: A randomized comparative effectiveness trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e142-

  Piette, John D ^a   Striplin, Dana ^a   Marinec, Nicolle ^a   Chen, Jenny ^a   Trivedi, Ranak B ^b   Aron, David C ^c   Fisher, Lawrence ^d   Aikens, James E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease management; Heart failure; Mobile health; Self management; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84936761062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4550     Document Type: Article

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