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Effectiveness of Remote Patient Monitoring After Discharge of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure: The Better Effectiveness After Transition–Heart Failure (BEAT-HF) Randomized Clinical Trial
- Ong, Michael K;
- Romano, Patrick S;
- Edgington, Sarah;
- Aronow, Harriet U;
- Auerbach, Andrew D;
- Black, Jeanne T;
- De Marco, Teresa;
- Escarce, Jose J;
- Evangelista, Lorraine S;
- Hanna, Barbara;
- Ganiats, Theodore G;
- Greenberg, Barry H;
- Greenfield, Sheldon;
- Kaplan, Sherrie H;
- Kimchi, Asher;
- Liu, Honghu;
- Lombardo, Dawn;
- Mangione, Carol M;
- Sadeghi, Bahman;
- Sadeghi, Banafsheh;
- Sarrafzadeh, Majid;
- Tong, Kathleen;
- Fonarow, Gregg C
- et al.
Published Web Location
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7712Abstract
Importance
It remains unclear whether telemonitoring approaches provide benefits for patients with heart failure (HF) after hospitalization.Objective
To evaluate the effectiveness of a care transition intervention using remote patient monitoring in reducing 180-day all-cause readmissions among a broad population of older adults hospitalized with HF.Design, setting, and participants
We randomized 1437 patients hospitalized for HF between October 12, 2011, and September 30, 2013, to the intervention arm (715 patients) or to the usual care arm (722 patients) of the Better Effectiveness After Transition-Heart Failure (BEAT-HF) study and observed them for 180 days. The dates of our study analysis were March 30, 2014, to October 1, 2015. The setting was 6 academic medical centers in California. Participants were hospitalized individuals 50 years or older who received active treatment for decompensated HF.Interventions
The intervention combined health coaching telephone calls and telemonitoring. Telemonitoring used electronic equipment that collected daily information about blood pressure, heart rate, symptoms, and weight. Centralized registered nurses conducted telemonitoring reviews, protocolized actions, and telephone calls.Main outcomes and measures
The primary outcome was readmission for any cause within 180 days after discharge. Secondary outcomes were all-cause readmission within 30 days, all-cause mortality at 30 and 180 days, and quality of life at 30 and 180 days.Results
Among 1437 participants, the median age was 73 years. Overall, 46.2% (664 of 1437) were female, and 22.0% (316 of 1437) were African American. The intervention and usual care groups did not differ significantly in readmissions for any cause 180 days after discharge, which occurred in 50.8% (363 of 715) and 49.2% (355 of 722) of patients, respectively (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.88-1.20; P = .74). In secondary analyses, there were no significant differences in 30-day readmission or 180-day mortality, but there was a significant difference in 180-day quality of life between the intervention and usual care groups. No adverse events were reported.Conclusions and relevance
Among patients hospitalized for HF, combined health coaching telephone calls and telemonitoring did not reduce 180-day readmissions.Trial registration
clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01360203.Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.
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