Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility Study
BackgroundDespite the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure (HF), the current hospital-oriented framework for HF management does not appear to be sufficient to maintain the stability of HF patients in the long term. The importance of self-care management is increasingly being emph...
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| author | Lee, Heesun Park, Jun-Bean Choi, Sae Won Yoon, Yeonyee E Park, Hyo Eun Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Seung-Pyo Kim, Hyung-Kwan Cho, Hyun-Jai Choi, Su-Yeon Lee, Hae-Young Choi, Jonghyuk Lee, Young-Joon Kim, Yong-Jin Cho, Goo-Yeong Choi, Jinwook Sohn, Dae-Won |
| author_facet | Lee, Heesun Park, Jun-Bean Choi, Sae Won Yoon, Yeonyee E Park, Hyo Eun Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Seung-Pyo Kim, Hyung-Kwan Cho, Hyun-Jai Choi, Su-Yeon Lee, Hae-Young Choi, Jonghyuk Lee, Young-Joon Kim, Yong-Jin Cho, Goo-Yeong Choi, Jinwook Sohn, Dae-Won |
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| description | BackgroundDespite the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure (HF), the current hospital-oriented framework for HF management does not appear to be sufficient to maintain the stability of HF patients in the long term. The importance of self-care management is increasingly being emphasized as a promising long-term treatment strategy for patients with chronic HF.
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate whether a new information communication technology (ICT)–based telehealth program with voice recognition technology could improve clinical or laboratory outcomes in HF patients.
MethodsIn this prospective single-arm pilot study, we recruited 31 consecutive patients with chronic HF who were referred to our institute. An ICT-based telehealth program with voice recognition technology was developed and used by patients with HF for 12 weeks. Patients were educated on the use of this program via mobile phone, landline, or the Internet for the purpose of improving communication and data collection. Using these systems, we collected comprehensive data elements related to the risk of HF self-care management such as weight, diet, exercise, medication adherence, overall symptom change, and home blood pressure. The study endpoints were the changes observed in urine sodium concentration (uNa), Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHFQ) scores, 6-min walk test, and N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as surrogate markers for appropriate HF management.
ResultsAmong the 31 enrolled patients, 27 (87%) patients completed the study, and 10 (10/27, 37%) showed good adherence to ICT-based telehealth program with voice recognition technology, which was defined as the use of the program for 100 times or more during the study period. Nearly three-fourths of the patients had been hospitalized at least once because of HF before the enrollment (20/27, 74%); 14 patients had 1, 2 patients had 2, and 4 patients had 3 or more previous HF hospitalizations. In the total study population, there was no significant interval change in laboratory and functional outcome variables after 12 weeks of ICT-based telehealth program. In patients with good adherence to ICT-based telehealth program, there was a significant improvement in the mean uNa (103.1 to 78.1; P=.01) but not in those without (85.4 to 96.9; P=.49). Similarly, a marginal improvement in MLHFQ scores was only observed in patients with good adherence (27.5 to 21.4; P=.08) but not in their counterparts (19.0 to 19.7; P=.73). The mean 6-min walk distance and NT-proBNP were not significantly increased in patients regardless of their adherence.
ConclusionsShort-term application of ICT-based telehealth program with voice recognition technology showed the potential to improve uNa values and MLHFQ scores in HF patients, suggesting that better control of sodium intake and greater quality of life can be achieved by this program. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5666d1fc5a384fde90aba9b136aa55e32022-12-21T17:23:00ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR mHealth and uHealth2291-52222017-10-01510e12710.2196/mhealth.7058Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility StudyLee, HeesunPark, Jun-BeanChoi, Sae WonYoon, Yeonyee EPark, Hyo EunLee, Sang EunLee, Seung-PyoKim, Hyung-KwanCho, Hyun-JaiChoi, Su-YeonLee, Hae-YoungChoi, JonghyukLee, Young-JoonKim, Yong-JinCho, Goo-YeongChoi, JinwookSohn, Dae-WonBackgroundDespite the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure (HF), the current hospital-oriented framework for HF management does not appear to be sufficient to maintain the stability of HF patients in the long term. The importance of self-care management is increasingly being emphasized as a promising long-term treatment strategy for patients with chronic HF. ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate whether a new information communication technology (ICT)–based telehealth program with voice recognition technology could improve clinical or laboratory outcomes in HF patients. MethodsIn this prospective single-arm pilot study, we recruited 31 consecutive patients with chronic HF who were referred to our institute. An ICT-based telehealth program with voice recognition technology was developed and used by patients with HF for 12 weeks. Patients were educated on the use of this program via mobile phone, landline, or the Internet for the purpose of improving communication and data collection. Using these systems, we collected comprehensive data elements related to the risk of HF self-care management such as weight, diet, exercise, medication adherence, overall symptom change, and home blood pressure. The study endpoints were the changes observed in urine sodium concentration (uNa), Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHFQ) scores, 6-min walk test, and N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as surrogate markers for appropriate HF management. ResultsAmong the 31 enrolled patients, 27 (87%) patients completed the study, and 10 (10/27, 37%) showed good adherence to ICT-based telehealth program with voice recognition technology, which was defined as the use of the program for 100 times or more during the study period. Nearly three-fourths of the patients had been hospitalized at least once because of HF before the enrollment (20/27, 74%); 14 patients had 1, 2 patients had 2, and 4 patients had 3 or more previous HF hospitalizations. In the total study population, there was no significant interval change in laboratory and functional outcome variables after 12 weeks of ICT-based telehealth program. In patients with good adherence to ICT-based telehealth program, there was a significant improvement in the mean uNa (103.1 to 78.1; P=.01) but not in those without (85.4 to 96.9; P=.49). Similarly, a marginal improvement in MLHFQ scores was only observed in patients with good adherence (27.5 to 21.4; P=.08) but not in their counterparts (19.0 to 19.7; P=.73). The mean 6-min walk distance and NT-proBNP were not significantly increased in patients regardless of their adherence. ConclusionsShort-term application of ICT-based telehealth program with voice recognition technology showed the potential to improve uNa values and MLHFQ scores in HF patients, suggesting that better control of sodium intake and greater quality of life can be achieved by this program.https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/10/e127/ |
| spellingShingle | Lee, Heesun Park, Jun-Bean Choi, Sae Won Yoon, Yeonyee E Park, Hyo Eun Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Seung-Pyo Kim, Hyung-Kwan Cho, Hyun-Jai Choi, Su-Yeon Lee, Hae-Young Choi, Jonghyuk Lee, Young-Joon Kim, Yong-Jin Cho, Goo-Yeong Choi, Jinwook Sohn, Dae-Won Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility Study JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
| title | Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility Study |
| title_full | Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility Study |
| title_fullStr | Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility Study |
| title_short | Impact of a Telehealth Program With Voice Recognition Technology in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Feasibility Study |
| title_sort | impact of a telehealth program with voice recognition technology in patients with chronic heart failure feasibility study |
| url | https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/10/e127/ |
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