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Structured telephone support (STS) for adult patients with chronic heart failure

Structured telephone support (STS) for adult patients with chronic heart failure compared to Usual care defined as regular schedules of visits of the patient at the heart center/ GP/cardiologist or patient has to move (≠ at home) in the prevention of Chronic cardiac failure in adults and elderly with chronic heart failure (CHF) AND hospitalization due to heart failure at least once AND without implanted devices

(See detailed scope below)

HTA Core Model Application for Medical and Surgical Interventions (2.0)
Core HTA
Published
Tom Jefferson (Agenas - Italy), Marina Cerbo (Agenas - Italy), Nicola Vicari (Agenas - Italy)
Neill Booth (THL - Finland), Plamen Dimitrov (NCPHA - Bulgaria), Mirjana Huic (AAZ - Croatia), Valentina Rupel (IER - Slovenia), Alessandra Lo Scalzo (Agenas - Italy), Ingrid Wilbacher (HVB - Austria)
Agenas - Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari regionali
AAZ (Croatia), Agenas (Italy), ASSR RER (Italy), Avalia-t (Spain), CEM (Luxembourg), GÖG (Austria), HVB (Austria), IER (Slovenia), ISC III (Spain), NCPHA (Bulgaria), NIPH (Slovenia), NSPH (Greece), NSPH MD (Romania), SBU (Sweden), SNHTA (Switzerland), THL (Finland), UTA (Estonia).
9.9.2014 11.18.00
4.12.2015 17.51.00
Jefferson T, Cerbo M, Vicari N [eds.]. Structured telephone support (STS) for adult patients with chronic heart failure [Core HTA], Agenas - Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari regionali ; 2015. [cited 29 May 2023]. Available from: http://corehta.info/ViewCover.aspx?id=305

Scope

TechnologyStructured telephone support (STS) for adult patients with chronic heart failure
Description

Telemonitoring via structured telephone support with focus on patient reported signs (symptoms of congestion, peripheral edema, pulmonary congestion, dyspnea on exertion, abdominal fullness), medication adherence, physiological data (like heart rate, blood pressure, body weight – measured by the patient with home-device), activity level; done in regular schedules using risk stratification (with fixed algorithm by call center staff or experience-based by specialized staff); done by dedicated call centers, center-based staff, nurses, AND reduced visits to a GP or heart center

Intended use of the technologyPrevention

Remote transmission of information to alleviate symptoms, relieve suffering and allow timely treatment for chronic heart failure

Target condition
Chronic cardiac failure
Target condition description

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart has lost the ability to pump enough blood to the body's tissues. With too little blood being delivered, the organs and other tissues do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients to function properly.

Target population

Target population sex: Any. Target population age: adults and elderly. Target population group: Patients who have the target condition.

Target population description

Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF; defined as I50 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/I00-I99/I30-I52/I50-/I50 ) AND hospitalization due to heart failure at least once  AND without implanted devices

ComparisonUsual care defined as regular schedules of visits of the patient at the heart center/ GP/cardiologist or patient has to move (≠ at home)
Description

Usual care defined as regular schedules of visits of the patient at the heart center/ GP/cardiologist; patient has to move (≠ at home)

Outcomes

Mortality (disease specific and all cause) progressions, admissions, re-admissions, QoL or HRQoL, harms

Summary