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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Potential role for clinical calibration to increase engagement with and application of home telemonitoring
:
a report from the HeartCycle programme
Description:
Abstract Aims There is a need for alternative strategies that might avoid recurrent admissions in patients with heart failure. home telemonitoring (HTM) to monitor patient's symptoms from a distance may be useful. This study attempts to assess changes in HTM vital signs in response to daily life activities (variations in medication, salt intake, exercise, and stress) and to establish which variations affect weight, blood pressure, and heart rate. Methods and results We assessed 76 patients with heart failure (mean age 76?±?10.8?years, 75% male, mainly in NYHA class II/III and from ischaemic aetiology cause). Patients were given a calendar of interventions scheduling activities approximately twice a week before measuring their vital signs. Eating salty food or a large meal were the activities that had a significant impact on weight gain (+0.3?kg; P?