%0 Journal Article
%T The Penn State Heart Assistant: A pilot study of a web
%A Allen Kunselman
%A Andrew Foy
%A Antony Pinter
%A Bobby Eismann
%A Eric Balaban
%A Harleah Buck
%A John Boehmer
%A John Chan
%A Joshua Smyth
%A Rosanne Pogash
%A Sara Black
%A Tom Lloyd
%J Health Informatics Journal
%@ 1741-2811
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1460458217704247
%X The Penn State Heart Assistant, a web-based, tablet computer-accessed, secure application was developed to conduct a proof of concept test, targeting patient self-care activities of heart failure patients including daily medication adherence, weight monitoring, and aerobic activity. Patients (n£¿=£¿12) used the tablet computer-accessed program for 30£¿days¡ªrecording their information and viewing a short educational video. Linear random coefficient models assessed the relationship between weight and time and exercise and time. Good medication adherence (66% reporting taking 75% of prescribed medications) was reported. Group compliance over 30£¿days for weight and exercise was 84 percent. No persistent weight gain over 30£¿days, and some indication of weight loss (slope of weight vs time was negative (£¿0.17; p value£¿=£¿0.002)), as well as increased exercise (slope of exercise vs time was positive (0.08; p value£¿=£¿0.04)) was observed. This study suggests that mobile technology is feasible, acceptable, and has potential for cost-effective opportunities to manage heart failure patients safely at home
%K chronic heart failure
%K mobile devices
%K patient education
%K patient motivation for self-care
%K remote patient monitoring
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1460458217704247