International journal of cardiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Multicenter randomised trial on home-based telemanagement to prevent hospital readmission of patients with chronic heart failure.
Chronic heart failure (CHF) remains a common cause of disability, death and hospital admission. Several investigations support the usefulness of programs of disease management for improving clinical outcomes. However, the effect of home-based telemanagement programs on the rate of hospital readmission is still unclear and the cost-effectiveness ratio of such programs is unknown. The aim of the study was to determine whether a home-based telemanagement (HBT) programme in CHF patients decreased hospital readmissions and hospital costs in comparison with the usual care (UC) follow-up programme over a one-year period. ⋯ This study suggests that one-year HBT programme reduce hospital readmissions and costs in CHF patients.