PMID- 23015599
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121002
LR  - 20240418
IS  - 2044-6055 (Electronic)
IS  - 2044-6055 (Linking)
VI  - 2
IP  - 5
DP  - 2012
TI  - Effectiveness of telemedicine and distance learning applications for patients 
      with chronic heart failure. A protocol for prospective parallel group 
      non-randomised open label study.
LID - 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001346 [doi]
LID - e001346
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Chronic heart failure in Baltic Sea Region is responsible for more 
      hospitalisations than all forms of cancer combined and is one of the leading 
      causes of hospitalisations in elderly patients. Frequent hospitalisations, along 
      with other direct and indirect costs, place financial burden on healthcare 
      systems. We aim to test the hypothesis that telemedicine and distance learning 
      applications is superior to the current standard of home care. METHODS AND 
      ANALYSIS: Prospective parallel group non-randomised open label study in patients 
      with New York Heart Association (NYHA) II-III chronic heart failure will be 
      carried out in six Baltic Sea Region countries. The study is organised into two 
      6-month follow-up periods. The first 6-month period is based on active 
      implementation of tele-education and/or telemedicine for patients in two groups 
      (active run period) and one standard care group (passive run period). The second 
      6-month period of observation will be based on standard care model (passive run 
      period) to all three groups. Our proposed practice change is based on 
      translational research with empirically supported interventions brought to 
      practice and aims to find the home care model that is most effective to patient 
      needs. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been approved by National 
      Bioethics Committee (2011-03-07; Registration No: BE-2-11). TRIAL REGISTRATION: 
      This study has been registered in Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry 
      (ANZCTR) with registration number ACTRN12611000834954.
FAU - Vanagas, Giedrius
AU  - Vanagas G
AD  - Department of Preventive Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 
      Kaunas, Lithuania.
FAU - Umbrasiene, Jelena
AU  - Umbrasiene J
FAU - Slapikas, Rimvydas
AU  - Slapikas R
CN  - ICT for Health project workgroup
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20120925
PL  - England
TA  - BMJ Open
JT  - BMJ open
JID - 101552874
PMC - PMC3467609
EDAT- 2012/09/28 06:00
MHDA- 2012/09/28 06:01
PMCR- 2012/09/25
CRDT- 2012/09/28 06:00
PHST- 2012/09/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/09/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/09/28 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2012/09/25 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - bmjopen-2012-001346 [pii]
AID - 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001346 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMJ Open. 2012 Sep 25;2(5):e001346. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001346. Print 2012.