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  • Title: Digital pen-based telemonitoring of elderly heart failure patients.
    Author: Lind L, Karlsson D.
    Journal: Stud Health Technol Inform; 2013; 192():1062. PubMed ID: 23920836.
    Abstract:
    Considering that a majority of elderlies are non-users of computers and Internet we developed a telemonitoring system for elderly heart failure (HF) home care patients based on digital pen technology - a technology never used before by this patient group. We implemented the system in clinical use in a 13 months long study. Fourteen patients (mean/median age 84 years) with severe HF participated. They accepted the technology and performed daily reports of their health state using the digital pen and a Health Diary form. Via the system the clinicians detected all HF-related deteriorations at an early stage and thereby prevented hospital re-admissions for all patients during the study, implying improved symptom control and large cost savings.
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