Table 1.
Descriptive Information on study sample
| Total sample (n = 168) |
Qualitative sub-sample (n = 35) |
|
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Demographics | ||
| Age Mean (SD) | 82.75 (7.6) | 82.75 (8.3) |
| • African American | 3 (1.8) | 1 (2.9) |
| • Hispanic or Latino | 4 (2.4) | 1 (2.9) |
| • White | 161 (95.8) | 33 (94.3) |
| Gender | ||
| • Males | 74 (44.0) | 17 (48.6) |
| • Females | 94 (56.0) | 18 (51.4) |
| HF Disease Characteristics | ||
| HF as Primary Admitting Diagnosis | 91 (54) | 23 (65.7) |
| Status of HF Diagnosis | ||
| • Newly Diagnosed | 23 (13.7) | 1 (2.9) |
| • Chronic HF | 141 (83.4) | 33 (94.3) |
| • Unknown | 4 (2.4) | 1 (2.9) |
| Dyspnea (at admission) | ||
| • 0 – Never | 24 (14) | 5 (14.3) |
| • 1 – Climbing stairs | 57 (33.9) | 11 (31.4) |
| • 2 – With dressing, bathing | 60 (35.7) | 13 (37.1) |
| • 3 – With eating, conversation | 23 (13.7) | 5 (14.3) |
| • 4 – At rest | 4 (2.4) | 1 (2.9) |
| Total # of types of co-morbidities | ||
| Mean (SD) | 5.52 (1.9) | 5.3 (1.8) |
| Types of Co-morbidities | ||
| • Myocardial Infarction | 26 (15.5) | 5 (14.3) |
| • Cardiac Arrhythmia | 71 (47.0) | 20 (57.1) |
| • Valvular Disorders | 12 (7.1) | 3 (8.6) |
| • Pulmonary Disorders | 70 (40.5) | 18 (51.4) |
| • Vascular Disorders | 122 (70.6) | 26 (74.3) |
| • Hypertension | 107 (63.7) | 19 (54.3) |
| • Neurological Disorders | 21 (12.5) | 7 (20.0) |
| • Diabetes Mellitus | 45 (26.8) | 7 (20.0) |
| • Thyroid Disorders | 39 (23.2) | 10 (28.6) |
| • Renal Disorders | 52 (31.0) | 14 (40.0) |
| • Gastro-intestinal Disorders | 25 (14.9) | 5 (14.3) |
| • Cancer | 14 (8.3) | 5 (14.3) |
| • Musculo-skeletal disorders | 85 (50.6) | 14 (40.0) |
| • Dementia | 19 (11.3) | 6 (17.1) |
| • Psychiatric disorders | 42 (25) | 7 (20.0) |
| • Anxiety co-morbidity | 15 (8.9) | 3 (8.6) |
| • Anemia | 24 (14.3) | 4 (11.4) |
| • Obesity | 40 (23.8) | 7 (20.0) |
| Total # of Medications Mean (SD) | 12.9 (4.6) | 12.9 (4.1) |
| Psychosocial Characteristics | ||
| Living Alone | 46 (27.4) | 10 (28.6) |
| Depression | 27 (16.1) | 5 (14.3) |
| Telehealth Alert Characteristics | ||
| Total # Telehealth Alerts | 6,025 | 1,860 |
| Telehealth Alerts generated per subject | ||
| Mean (SD) | 35.9 (30.8) | 53.1 (39.1) |
| Normalized Telehealth alerts per subject | ||
| Mean (SD) | 84.4 (48.5) | 108.2 (44.1) |