Pragmatic randomized trial assessing the impact of digital health technology on quality of life in patients with heart failure: Design, rationale and implementation
Victoria‐Castro A, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Ahmad T, Arora T, Calderon F, Desai N, Gerber B, Lee KA, Jacoby D, Melchinger H, Nguyen A, Shaw M, Simonov M, Williams A, Weinstein J, Wilson FP. Pragmatic randomized trial assessing the impact of digital health technology on quality of life in patients with heart failure: Design, rationale and implementation. Clinical Cardiology 2022, 45: 839-849. PMID: 35822275, PMCID: PMC9346973, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeHF patientsYale New Haven Health SystemKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireDigital health technologiesHeart failure careHealth technologiesDigital health interventionsDisease exacerbationHF clinicUsual carePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesHeart failurePatient engagementPatientsHealth interventionsDigital health toolsPatient empowermentHealth systemPatient usabilityHealth toolsEarly detectionFirst enrollmentHealthcare systemSleep Characteristics, Mood, Somatic Symptoms, and Self-Care Among People With Heart Failure and Insomnia
Breazeale S, Jeon S, Hwang Y, O’Connell M, Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Linsky S, Yaggi HK, Jacoby DL, Conley S, Redeker NS. Sleep Characteristics, Mood, Somatic Symptoms, and Self-Care Among People With Heart Failure and Insomnia. Nursing Research 2022, 71: 189-199. PMID: 35149627, PMCID: PMC9038676, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-care maintenanceStable heart failureSelf-care confidenceVentricular ejection fractionHeart failureChronic insomniaSleep characteristicsSomatic symptomsClinical factorsEjection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionChronic heart failureSelf-care behaviorsPoor sleep characteristicsSymptoms of anxietyCross-sectional designSleep disturbancesSingle symptomWhite raceHigh riskCombined associationsInsomnia severityInsomniaSymptomsHealthcare needs