Paper # 1
Title :
The development of self-care skills by heart failure patients using telemonitoring
Authors : Favour Osahioria Adoghe
Keywords :
Heart failure , telemonitoring , self-care , software application
DOI :
The development of self-care skills by heart failure patients using telemonitoring
Abstract
Telehealth is a rapidly developing aspect of technology use within healthcare , involving the application of health-related services via information technologies . Telemonitoring is a form of telehealth , chosen as the focus of this article because it is increasingly used within healthcare and in the care of heart failure ( HF ) patients . Telemonitoring is the use of information technology by healthcare professionals to monitor and manage patients ’ health remotely . Telemonitoring use by HF patients enables them to manage their condition independently , and research indicates that it reduces the mortality rate and hospitalisation of HF patients . This article explores literature regarding HF patients ’ use of telehealth . A literature review is completed using a thematic analysis approach . Study results are mixed and inconclusive regarding the impact of telemonitoring use on the development of self-care skills in HF patients . However , the findings suggest that HF patients using telemonitoring can develop their knowledge of their condition and find the telemonitoring technology user-friendly . Therefore , a software application ( app ) is recommended based upon the findings from the literature review , which aims to educate and encourage HF patients using telemonitoring to be able to develop more self-care skills .
Introduction
Heart Failure ( HF ), also known as Chronic Heart Failure ( CHF ) is a progressive condition that affects the ability of the heart to pump enough blood to different parts of the body due to functional or structural heart abnormalities ( National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ( NICE ), 2018 ; Ponikowski et al ., 2016 ). Some causes of HF are coronary heart disease ( CHD ), Valvular Heart Disease ( VHD ), arrhythmia , cardiomyopathy , and hypertension ( Ponikowski et al ., 2014 ). The most common symptoms of HF are breathlessness , fatigue , and swelling of the lower extremities , known as oedema ( Lee , Moser & Dracaup , 2018 ).
Globally , over 37.7 million people have HF ( Ziaeian & Fonarow , 2016 ). In the United Kingdom ( UK ), approximately 920,000 individuals have HF ( British Heart
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