TY - CHAP
T1 - Cardiological and psychological mobile care through telematic technologies for heart failure patients
T2 - ICAROS project
AU - Compare, A.
AU - Molinari, E.
AU - Bellardita, L.
AU - Villani, A.
AU - Branzi, G.
AU - Malfatto, G.
AU - Boarin, S.
AU - Cassi, M.
AU - Gnisci, A.
AU - Parati, G.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Currently heart failure is one of the main causes of disability and mortality in western countries. Due to the severity of this illness, as well as the number of clinical interventions necessary (particularly the high frequency of hospitalizations), heart failure comprises a major health expense. Specifically, it accounts for 5% of total hospitalization costs and 1-2% of total healthcare expenses [1]. Better therapies for myocardial infarction (MI) and an increasingly older population will eventually result in even larger numbers of patients with chronic heart failure. Obviously, the increase of patients will necessitate new interventions and support models, including multi-pharmacological prescriptions and close monitoring of clinical conditions over extended periods.Because a patient's psychological condition can influence the course of cardiac disease and therapeutic compliance, the interventions also will need to monitor behavioral and life-style modifications, requiring extensive education efforts, both for the patients themselves and for their families.
AB - Currently heart failure is one of the main causes of disability and mortality in western countries. Due to the severity of this illness, as well as the number of clinical interventions necessary (particularly the high frequency of hospitalizations), heart failure comprises a major health expense. Specifically, it accounts for 5% of total hospitalization costs and 1-2% of total healthcare expenses [1]. Better therapies for myocardial infarction (MI) and an increasingly older population will eventually result in even larger numbers of patients with chronic heart failure. Obviously, the increase of patients will necessitate new interventions and support models, including multi-pharmacological prescriptions and close monitoring of clinical conditions over extended periods.Because a patient's psychological condition can influence the course of cardiac disease and therapeutic compliance, the interventions also will need to monitor behavioral and life-style modifications, requiring extensive education efforts, both for the patients themselves and for their families.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-88-470-0378-1_24
DO - 10.1007/978-88-470-0378-1_24
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84892323780
SN - 8847003776
SN - 9788847003774
SP - 451
EP - 470
BT - Clinical Psychology and Heart Disease
PB - Springer Milan
ER -