This study was designed to determine the potential benefits that individuals with heart failure (HF) could experience from using a mobile application.
The mobile application is called the Heart Failure Health Storylines (HFHS). The potential benefits will be examined by determining the changes in physical activity and quality of life of the participants, who will use the application and compare the results with the participants, who will not use the application.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
18
The participants will be educated to use the HFHS application to monitor their daily vital signs (HR, BP, body weight), physical activity, and medications for 4 weeks. The research team will monitor their data entry remotely via the HFHS App. The team will text the participant via the App if one or more of following conditions is noted: * The vital signs show undesired readings * The records on the HFHS App show that the participant did not take the medications as the schedule says In addition, the team will call the participant 3 days later to follow up regarding the participant's action towards the text message that the team sent.
Texas Woman's University
Dallas, Texas, United States
Quality of Experience
The Quality of Experience (QoE) survey will be used to measure the quality of experience in using the mobile application
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Quality of Life for Individuals with Heart Failure
36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36 version 1.0)
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Quality of Life for Individuals with HF
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) questionnaire
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Physical Activity will be indicated by daily step counts
Physical activity will be assessed with a pedometer
Time frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
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