Use of Home Telemonitoring to Support Multidisciplinary Care of Heart Failure Patients in Finland: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Main Authors: Vuorinen, Anna-Leena (Author), Leppänen, Juha (Author), Kaijanranta, Hannu (Author), Kulju, Minna (Author), Heliö, Tiina (Author), van Gils, Mark (Author), Lähteenmäki, Jaakko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHeart failure (HF) patients suffer from frequent and repeated hospitalizations, causing a substantial economic burden on society. Hospitalizations can be reduced considerably by better compliance with self-care. Home telemonitoring has the potential to boost patients' compliance with...