Telemedicine Intervention in Peruvian Patients with Heart Failure in Times of COVID-19
Keywords:
heart failure, telemedicine, telemonitoring, teleorientation, remote consultation.Abstract
Introduction: Heart failure has a great epidemiological impact, not only because of its high morbidity and mortality, but also because of the high cost in hospital services. Hospitalization rates for exacerbations and readmissions after discharge have increased in recent years, which is currently a public health problem.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of telemedicine intervention in Peruvian patients with heart failure in COVID-19 times.
Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used with evaluation before and after the intervention in 32 patients from Chimbote (Peru), between January and June 2021, who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A data collection form was used to record the clinical characteristics of the patients, frequency of hospitalization and functional class, as well as the Kansas City questionnaire that measured health-related quality of life. Telemedicine activities were implemented in the intervention, including cardiology medical teleconsultation, telemonitoring and nursing tele-guidance, and nutrition tele-guidance.
Results: The frequency of hospitalization was reduced from 9.4 to 0 %, while in patients categorized in functional class III it decreased from 28.1 to 15.6 %. The overall score was improved from 65.8 to 69.6 points.
Conclusions: The telemedicine intervention improved health outcomes in Peruvian patients with heart failure.
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