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- Title
Smartphone Use by Caregivers for Patients With Heart Failure During Hospitalization: An Investigation.
- Authors
Huang, XianNan; Lu, Liuxue; Pan, Xingshou; Lai, Teng Fang; Huang, Da; Liu, ZhengJiang
- Abstract
This study investigated the use of smartphones by family caregivers for hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). In total, 120 patients and their unpaid family caregivers participated in this study. The caregivers were divided into two groups based on the perceived importance of smartphones in patient care. Both groups completed the General Demographic Information Survey, Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire, Barthel Index Scale, Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS), Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool (JH-FRAT), and Family Burden Scale of Diseases Survey. Moreover, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and stroke volume (SV) were measured in all participants. The age of hospitalized patients with CHF was correlated with the Barthel Index Scale, MEWS, and JH-FRAT, whereas LVEF and SV were correlated with MEWS. The important group had a much higher financial burden than the nonimportant group. Linear regression analysis revealed that financial burden and mental health had a remarkable impact on the content of mobile calls about treatment. Furthermore, the economic status of family caregivers determined the importance of smartphone calls in the care of patients with CHF during hospitalization.
- Subjects
PEARSON correlation (Statistics); MOBILE apps; SMARTPHONES; VENTRICULAR ejection fraction; RESEARCH funding; HOSPITAL care; FISHER exact test; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; HEART failure; PATIENT care; FAMILIES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; CAREGIVERS; TELEMEDICINE; DATA analysis software; STROKE volume (Cardiac output); REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Journal of Patient Experience, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2374-3735
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/23743735241273658