2022
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 system
2020
Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure
Gaffey AE, Jeon S, Conley S, Jacoby D, Ash GI, Yaggi HK, O’Connell M, Linsky SJ, Redeker NS. Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2020, 19: 363-377. PMID: 32394733, PMCID: PMC7658015, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2020.1762601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDysfunctional beliefsCognitive abilitiesMental healthCognitive behavioral therapySymptom severitySleep disturbance questionnaireSleep disturbancesHF patientsSelf-reported sleep disturbanceHeart failurePerceived Stress ScaleBehavioral therapyInsomnia Severity IndexPerceived stressStress ScaleBaseline stressPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexDisturbance QuestionnaireLower symptomsSleep Quality IndexNew York Heart Association classification ISF-36 mental healthSleep-related characteristicsStable heart failureSleep Scale