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Proof-of-concept trial results of the HeartMan mobile personal health system for self-management in congestive heart failure

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This study tested the effectiveness of HeartMan—a mobile personal health system offering decisional support for management of congestive heart failure (CHF)—on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), self-management, exercise capacity, illness perception, mental and sexual health. A randomized controlled proof-of-concept trial (1:2 ratio of control:intervention) was set up with ambulatory CHF patients in stable condition in Belgium and Italy. Data were collected by means of a 6-min walking test and a number of standardized questionnaire instruments. A total of 56 (34 intervention and 22 control group) participants completed the study (77% male; mean age 63 years, sd 10.5). All depression and anxiety dimensions decreased in the intervention group (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), while the need for sexual counselling decreased in the control group (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> &lt; 0.05). Although the group differences were not significant, self-care increased (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> &lt; 0.05), and sexual problems decreased (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) in the intervention group only. No significant intervention effects were observed for HRQoL, self-care confidence, illness perception and exercise capacity. Overall, results of this proof-of-concept trial suggest that the HeartMan personal health system significantly improved mental and sexual health and self-care behaviour in CHF patients. These observations were in contrast to the lack of intervention effects on HRQoL, illness perception and exercise capacity.
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Clays, Els, et al. “Proof-of-Concept Trial Results of the HeartMan Mobile Personal Health System for Self-Management in Congestive Heart Failure.” SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 11, no. 1, 2021, doi:10.1038/s41598-021-84920-4.
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Clays, E., Puddu, P. E., Luštrek, M., Pioggia, G., Derboven, J., Vrana, M., … Tartarisco, G. (2021). Proof-of-concept trial results of the HeartMan mobile personal health system for self-management in congestive heart failure. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84920-4
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Clays, Els, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Mitja Luštrek, Giovanni Pioggia, Jan Derboven, Marilena Vrana, Johan De Sutter, et al. 2021. “Proof-of-Concept Trial Results of the HeartMan Mobile Personal Health System for Self-Management in Congestive Heart Failure.” SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84920-4.
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Clays, Els, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Mitja Luštrek, Giovanni Pioggia, Jan Derboven, Marilena Vrana, Johan De Sutter, Rita Le Donne, Anneleen Baert, Marko Bohanec, Maria Costanza Ciancarelli, Amos Adeyemo Dawodu, Michel De Pauw, Delphine De Smedt, Flavia Marino, Sofie Pardaens, Michele Salvatore Schiariti, Jakob Valič, Marc Vanderheyden, Aljoša Vodopija, and Gennaro Tartarisco. 2021. “Proof-of-Concept Trial Results of the HeartMan Mobile Personal Health System for Self-Management in Congestive Heart Failure.” SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 11 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-84920-4.
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Clays E, Puddu PE, Luštrek M, Pioggia G, Derboven J, Vrana M, et al. Proof-of-concept trial results of the HeartMan mobile personal health system for self-management in congestive heart failure. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1).
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E. Clays et al., “Proof-of-concept trial results of the HeartMan mobile personal health system for self-management in congestive heart failure,” SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 11, no. 1, 2021.
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