Table 1.
Descriptive Information of Patient Characteristics
| DEMOGRAPHICS | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Age (years) [mean (SD)] | 82.75 (7.6) |
| Race [n (%)] | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0 |
| Asian | 0 |
| African American | 3 (1.8) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 (2.4) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 161 (95.8) |
| Gender [n (%)] | |
| Male | 74 (44.0) |
| Female | 94 (56.0) |
| HF disease characteristicsa | |
| Type of HF diagnosis | |
| Primary | 91 (54) |
| Secondary | 77 (45.8) |
| Status of HF diagnosis | |
| Newly diagnosed | 23 (13.7) |
| Chronic HF | 141 (83.4) |
| Unknown | 4 (2.4) |
| Dyspnea (at admission) | |
| 0 (never) | 24 (14) |
| 1 (climbing stairs) | 57 (33.9) |
| 2 (with dressing, bathing) | 60 (35.7) |
| 3 (with eating, conversation) | 23 (13.7) |
| 4 (at rest) | 4 (2.4) |
| Co-morbidities (n types of co-morbidities) | 5.52 (1.9) [2–12] |
| Myocardial infarction | 26 (15.5) |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 71 (47.0) |
| Valvular disorders | 12 (7.1) |
| Pulmonary disorders | 70 (40.5) |
| Vascular disorders | 122 (70.6) |
| Hypertension | 107 (63.7) |
| Neurological disorders | 21 (12.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 45 (26.8) |
| Thyroid disorders | 39 (23.2) |
| Renal disorders | 52 (31.0) |
| Gastrointestinal disorders | 25 (14.9) |
| Cancer | 14 (8.3) |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 85 (50.6) |
| Dementia | 19 (11.3) |
| Psychiatric disorders | 42 (25) |
| Anxiety co-morbidity | 15 (8.9) |
| Anemia | 24 (14.3) |
| Obesity | 40 (23.8) |
| Infection | 31 (18.5) |
| Dermatological disorders | 25 (14.9) |
| Reproductive disorders | 19 (11.3) |
| Medications | |
| Cardiac medications | |
| ACEI/ARB | 79 (47) |
| Beta-blockers | 134 (79.8) |
| Diuretics | 144 (85.7) |
| Total n of medications | 12.87 (4.64) [4–30] |
| Psychosocial [n (%)] | |
| Living alone | 46 (27.4) |
| Anxiety | |
| 0 (no anxiety) | 102 (60.7) |
| 1 (less often than daily) | 40 (23.8) |
| 2 (daily, not constantly) | 25 (14.9) |
| 3 (all the time) | 1 (.6) |
| Depression | 27 (16.1) |
| Telehealth alert characteristics [n (%)] | |
| Total n telehealth alerts | 6,025 |
| Average telehealth alerts generated by subjects | 35.9 (30.8) [0–201] |
| Telehealth alerts for | |
| Weight | 2,285 (37.9% of all alerts) |
| SBP | 1,458 (24.2% of all alerts) |
| HR | 1,017 (16.9% of all alerts) |
| DBP | 990 (16.4% of all alerts) |
| O2 saturation | 275 (4.6% of all alerts) |
ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HF, heart failure; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.
a
Data are n (%), mean (SD), or [range].