Impact on clinical events and healthcare costs of adding telemedicine to multidisciplinary disease management programmes for heart failure: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 282-295

  Comín Colet, Josep ^a,b   Enjuanes, Cristina ^a,b   Verdú Rotellar, José M ^a,b,c   Linas, Anna ^a   Ruiz Rodriguez, Pilar ^a   González Robledo, Gina ^a   Farré, Núria ^a   Moliner Borja, Pedro ^a   Ruiz Bustillo, Sonia ^a   Bruguera, Jordi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

chronic care model; disease management; heart failure; Outcomes research; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SELF EFFICACY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84977134306     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X15600583     Document Type: Article

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