Assessing Knowledge Regarding Managing Congestive Health Failure Symptoms: Differences in Patient and Professional Scores:

Journal of Patient Experience

SaskiaBerrios-Thomas¹ 

关键词: congestive heart failure;    integrated health;    telehealth;    telecoaching;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2374373518765793

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective:To assess whether patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and health coaches agree about patient knowledge of health-enhancing practices related to CHF after ongoing telehealth coaching.Methods:Forty patients with CHF and eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid were recruited from a regional managed care organization for this pilot study. Telecoaching sessions via a health insurance portability and accountability act(HIPAA)-compliant tablet-based platform focused on educational information designed to improve patient self-care. Social workers administered the 13-item Member Confidence Measure at baseline and at 30 and 180 days into the intervention. Patients and social workers provided separate ratings.Results:As expected at baseline, patient and coach scores differed, with patients reporting higher perceived knowledge scores (P < .01). Contrary to expectation, patient and coach scores did not converge at 30 and 180 days. Patient scores continued to increase at 30 and 180 days, while coache...

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