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A digital self-care intervention for Ugandan patients with heart failure and their clinicians: User-centred design and usability study
Hearn J, Wali S, Birungi P, Cafazzo JA, Ssinabulya I, Akiteng AR, Ross HJ, Seto E, Schwartz JI. A digital self-care intervention for Ugandan patients with heart failure and their clinicians: User-centred design and usability study. Digital Health 2022, 8: 20552076221129064. PMID: 36185389, PMCID: PMC9520172, DOI: 10.1177/20552076221129064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigital health interventionsSelf-care interventionsHeart failureHF patientsUgandan patientsHealth interventionsSigns of decompensationUnstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technologySelf-care behaviorsSelf-care efficacyResource-limited settingsHF symptomsPatients' qualityHigh-income countriesPatientsTreatment adviceCliniciansInterventionSuch interventionsLimited informationUgandaDecompensationHospitalizationFailureSymptoms
2016
Discharge Rounds
Chaiyachati KH, Sofair AN, Schwartz JI, Chia D. Discharge Rounds. Southern Medical Journal 2016, 109: 313-317. PMID: 27135731, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly dischargeNew hospital admissionsAcademic medical centerOrder entry timeProportion of dischargesInternal medicine traineesHospital admissionEmergency departmentTimely dischargeMedical CenterDischarge ordersInpatient servicesMorning dischargesMedicine traineesAvailable bedsMonthsDischarge 1Next dayPatient throughputPercentages of preInterventionTraining programAnalysis 1MinutesDays