Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Telemonitoring and Quality of Life in Patients after 12 Months Following a Pacemaker Implant: the Nordland Study, a Randomised Trial.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electronic Health Record Interventions to Reduce Risk of Hospital Readmissions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of telemedicine for the management of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Digital health · 2022Pooled it
- Assessing Communication during Remote Follow-Up of Users with Pacemakers in Norway: The NORDLAND Study, a Randomized Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
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- Assessment of patients' perception of the use of an implantable cardiac electronic device.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Observational
- Barriers to self-management among patients with permanent pacemakers: a qualitative exploration from the perspective of physicians and nurses.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Evaluatıon of Depressıon and Anxıety Status in Patıents After Cardıac Devıce Implantatıon.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2025Article
- Computational Analysis of a Multi-Layered Skin and Cardiac Pacemaker Model Based on Neural Network Approach.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Remote Monitoring of CIEDs-For Both Safety, Economy and Convenience?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Advances in telemedicine for the management of the elderly cardiac patient.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2021Article
- Special Issue on E-Health Services.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effectiveness and Safety in Remote Monitoring of Patients with Pacemakers Five Years after an Implant: The Poniente Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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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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