Usability and Effectiveness of a Self-care Mobile Health App in Individuals With Heart Failure
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 18
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Quality of Experience
研究概览
简要总结
This study was designed to determine the potential benefits that individuals with heart failure (HF) could experience from using a mobile application.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adults with chronic heart failure, class I - III based on New York Heart Association (NYHA) scale
- •Walking independently with/without an assistive device
排除标准
- •The participant will be excluded if one or more of the following is present
- •Cognitive impairment (< 26 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment).
- •Uncorrected vision
- •Hearing problems
- •Neurological disorders.
- •Cannot speak and read the English language,
- •Not owning a smart cell phone with internet access.
研究组 & 干预措施
Non-App Group
The participants will be instructed to continue their daily routine, track their daily steps with a pedometer, and record their daily steps on the "Activity Log" paper form.
App Group
The participants will be trained how to use the mobile application (Heart Failure Health Storyline (HFHS)) to track their health status, physical activity, manage their medications schedule, and explore the other features that the application has. Additionally, they will receive a pedometer to track their daily steps and record their data on the mobile application.
干预措施: App Group (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Quality of Experience
时间窗: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
The Quality of Experience (QoE) survey will be used to measure the quality of experience in using the mobile application
次要结局
- Quality of Life for Individuals with Heart Failure(Change from baseline to 4 weeks)
- Quality of Life for Individuals with HF(Change from baseline to 4 weeks)
- Physical Activity will be indicated by daily step counts(Change from baseline to 4 weeks)