Patient quality of life and satisfaction with home telemonitoring were similar or better than with usual care .
We conducted a systematic review of the literature about home telemonitoring compared with usual care .
Low‐Technology Heart Failure Care in Home Health: Improving Patient Outcomes
This article reports a study that pilot tested the effectiveness of a low-technology structured intervention to st and ardize home healthcare management of patients with heart failure ( HF ) within a home health agency ( HHA ) . The purpose of this study was to use low-technology equipment to improve care for patients with HF enrolled in a home health agency . The 9-week intervention was targeted toward the home health nurses and included telephone and home visits , a teaching tool , digital scales , and a log/notebook filled out by the patients in the study . Patient outcomes included decreased rehospitalization , decreased symptoms of HF , and increased quality of life
Patient quality of life and satisfaction with home telemonitoring were similar or better than with usual care .
We conducted a systematic review of the literature about home telemonitoring compared with usual care .