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Telemonitoring and Quality of Life in Patients after 12 Months Following a Pacemaker Implant: the Nordland Study, a Randomised Trial

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  • Remedios López-Liria

    (Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, Health Research Centre, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Antonio López-Villegas

    (Social Involvement of Critical and Emergency Medicine, CTS–609 Research Group, Poniente Hospital, 04700 Almería, Spain)

  • Terje Enebakk

    (Division of Medicine, Nordland Hospital, N-8092 Bodø, Norway)

  • Hilde Thunhaug

    (Division of Medicine, Nordland Hospital, N-8092 Bodø, Norway)

  • Knut Tore Lappegård

    (Division of Medicine, Nordland Hospital, N-8092 Bodø, Norway
    Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway)

  • Daniel Catalán-Matamoros

    (Department of Journalism and Communication, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28903 Madrid, Spain
    Health Sciences CTS–451 Research Group, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyse the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients followed up using a remote device-monitoring system (TM) compared to patients followed up through standard outpatient visits (HM), 12 months after the implantation of a pacemaker. This was a trial design that used the EuroQol-5D Questionnaire and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHF). The HRQoL of a cohort of 50 consecutive patients randomly allocated to one of the two follow-up modalities was measured at baseline and then during follow-up, 12 months after the pacemaker implantation. Eventually, 23 patients were followed-up through standard outpatient visits, while 23 used a remote monitoring system. Results: The baseline clinical characteristics and health-related quality of life of the patients from both groups were observed to be statistically similar. Twelve months after the pacemaker implantation, both groups showed statistically significant improvements in the baseline parameters based on the MLHF. The patients followed up through hospital visits showed a greater increase in MLHF-HRQoL after 12 months, although the increase was not significantly greater than that of the TM group. Furthermore, the frequencies of emergency visits and re-hospitalisations did not differ between the groups.

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  • Remedios López-Liria & Antonio López-Villegas & Terje Enebakk & Hilde Thunhaug & Knut Tore Lappegård & Daniel Catalán-Matamoros, 2019. "Telemonitoring and Quality of Life in Patients after 12 Months Following a Pacemaker Implant: the Nordland Study, a Randomised Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:11:p:2001-:d:237408
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    1. Remedios López-Liria & Antonio López-Villegas & César Leal-Costa & Salvador Peiró & Emilio Robles-Musso & Rafael Bautista-Mesa & Patricia Rocamora-Pérez & Knut Tore Lappegård & Daniel Catalán-Matamoro, 2020. "Effectiveness and Safety in Remote Monitoring of Patients with Pacemakers Five Years after an Implant: The Poniente Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-13, February.
    2. Daniel Catalan-Matamoros & Antonio Lopez-Villegas & Knut Tore Lappegård & Remedios Lopez-Liria, 2020. "Assessing Communication during Remote Follow-Up of Users with Pacemakers in Norway: The NORDLAND Study, a Randomized Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-12, October.
    3. Rolf Wynn & Elia Gabarron & Jan-Are K. Johnsen & Vicente Traver, 2020. "Special Issue on E-Health Services," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-6, April.
    4. Knut Tore Lappegård & Frode Moe, 2021. "Remote Monitoring of CIEDs—For Both Safety, Economy and Convenience?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-12, December.

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