At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Minimum age 18 years with no upper age limit
- ✓Ability to read and write
- ✓Discharged to home or family member's home with control of making self-care decisions
- ✓Willing to participate with commitment to three follow-up telephone calls post-discharge
- ✕Chart-documented psychiatric or cognitive conditions limiting ability to understand or adhere to self-care (Alzheimer's, dementia, schizophrenia, other neurological history impairing memory)
- ✕Discharge to assisted living, skilled nursing facility, or hospice care center
- ✕Receiving home hospice or palliative care, or medical condition with <1 year survival (cachexia, end-stage liver disease, cancer, NYHA IV non-ambulatory HF)
- ✕History of cardiac transplantation or ventricular assist device placement
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My Recordable On-Demand Audio Discharge Instructions (MyROAD)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating on-demand audio messages of heart failure education themes for Heart Failure, Congestive. Completed, enrolled 2,487 participants across 4 sites.
Detailed Summary
Non-adherence to the heart failure (HF) plan of care after hospital discharge has been associated with clinical outcomes, including the combined endpoint of all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for decompensated HF. Patients and informal caregivers receive education materials but may not act due to multiple factors. A recorded message that could be repeatedly played by patients and caregivers might increase adherence to post-discharge self-care behaviors and early follow-up appointments, and have clinical benefits related to a reduction in all-cause mortality and rehospitalization. The purposes of this randomized, controlled study are to examine the effects of use of a novel MyROAD (Recordable On-Demand Audio Discharge) card, given to patients at discharge. The aims of this single-blind, placebo-controlled study are to examine the effects of recorded messages that can be replayed post discharge (delivered via the MyROAD card) on multiple subjective and objective clinical outcomes.