RECRUITINGOBSERVATIONAL

The Cardio-share Telemedicine Cross-sector Collaboration Model for Managing Vulnerable Patients With Heart Failure

Implementering af Cardiostafet tværsektoriel Samarbejdsmodel Med Telemedicin for Udsatte Patienter Med Hjertesvigt Som Ikke Kan Deltage i Hjerterehabilitering

About This Trial

The goal of this observational study is to explore the potential of implementing a telemedicine-based cross-sector collaboration model to manage patients with frequent admissions with decompensated heart failure. The main question(s) it aims to answer are: * Characterization of conditions that make these patients vulnerable * Description of key-elements that makes possible to manage the patients with the cardio-share model Participants are: * Patients - will be helped to use the available telemedicine tools * General Practitioners - will be offered teleconferences with cardiologists (chat and video) on demand * Community health workers (caregivers at the patient home or in elderly home) - will be guided to assist the patients to use the available telemedicine tools Researchers will compare readmission rates (primary outcome) and quality of life of patients where the cardio-share management model is successfully implemented one year before and after the implementation.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: Patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure AND: - with previous admission with decompensated heart failure in the three-month period prior to the current admission or - who have two or more admissions in the 6 months prior to the current admission. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Patients who - have refused to share their data for health-quality projects - have already ongoing telemedicine management for heart failure Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure AND: * with previous admission with decompensated heart failure in the three-month period prior to the current admission or * who have two or more admissions in the 6 months prior to the current admission. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who * have refused to share their data for health-quality projects * have already ongoing telemedicine management for heart failure

Treatments Being Tested

OTHER

Telemedicine-based cross-sector collaboration for patient management

Telemedicine support from the hospital-based cardiology heart-failure team is provided on demand defined by the needs from Primary Care and from the patient rather than plain guideline-based targets

Locations (1)

Cardiology department Y, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital

Frederiksberg, Denmark