Telemonitoring of heart failure patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-26

  Schwarz, Karen A ^a   Mion, Lorraine C ^b   Hudock, Debra ^c   Litman, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFTERCARE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OHIO; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85047684965     PISSN: 08897204     EISSN: 17517117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7117.2008.06611.x     Document Type: Article

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