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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Health Services Research
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Heart failure (HF) impacts millions, leading to frequent hospital readmissions.
  • Growing interest in digital platforms and community health worker (CHW) home-based care for HF.
  • Limited research on CHW integration with remote monitoring in HF populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore CHW perspectives on managing HF at home.
  • To understand the role of home-based remote monitoring in HF care.
  • To identify barriers and facilitators for CHW involvement with HF technology.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted three virtual focus groups with 14 CHWs.
  • Explored themes of HF management, CHW roles, and technology use.
  • Focused on CHW ability to assist with remote monitoring in HF patients.

Main Results:

  • HF patients struggle with adherence to care plans (medication, diet, fluid intake).
  • CHWs provide crucial clarification, psychosocial support, and resource connection for social needs.
  • CHWs can coach patients in using remote monitoring technologies, overcoming usability challenges.

Conclusions:

  • CHWs effectively assist HF patients with clinical adherence, social needs, and technology use.
  • Integrating CHWs enhances HF home management, patient engagement, and remote monitoring effectiveness.
  • Partnerships with CHWs offer significant value in improving HF patient care and outcomes.