Table 2.
Intervention effects measured via 6- and 12-month surveys.
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Baseline to 6 months | Baseline to 12 months | |||
| mHealth+CP effect (95% CI) |
P value | mHealth+CP effect (95% CI) |
P value | ||
| Quality of life and self-care |
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MLHFQa | +2.66 (-1.51 to 6.82) | .21 | 0.74 (-4.62 to 4.77) | .98 |
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HFSCBb | -2.33 (-6.00 to 1.35) | .21 | -1.08 (-4.74 to 2.58) | .56 |
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Adherent to HF Rxc | +8.8% (1.2-16.5) | .02 | +13.8% (3.7-23.8) | .01 |
| Relationship quality d |
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Talk 2+ times/ week | +10.2% (0.0-20.5) | .048 | 0.02% (-8.8%, 12.1%) | .76 |
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Negative emotionse | -9.9% (-19.8 to -0.1) | .049 | -13.8% (-23.4 to -4.2) | .01 |
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Perceived difficultyf | -2.3% (-10.1 to 5.5) | .56 | -8.3% (-16.6 to 0.0) | .049 |
aMinnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire Scores. Lower scores indicate better functioning.
bRevised Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale. Higher scores indicate better HF self-care.
cPatients’ likelihood of reporting perfect HF medication adherence over the prior 30 days as measured by the four HFSCB items focused on heart failure medication use (see Methods).
dPatients’ reports regarding their relationship with their CarePartner.
ePatients’ likelihood of reporting regularly experiencing any of six negative emotions when talking with their CarePartner (sadness, loneliness, anger, tension, guilt, or frustration).
fPatients’ likelihood of agreeing that it is “difficult to talk to [their] CarePartner about [their] illness”.