Table 2.

Pre- and posttest scores on the questionnaires.

	Baseline pretest		3-month follow-up posttest
	Valid cases (n)	Mean (SD)	Valid cases (n)	Mean (SD)
Expectations: use of the platforma	25	16 (5)	—	—
Experiences: use of the platforma	—	—	18	21 (5)
Health status: KCCQb	26	62 (21)	19	68 (15)
Self-care behavior: EHFScBc	26	17 (5)	19	18 (6)

^aThe same items were used to tap into patient expectations toward use of the platform pretest and their experiences posttest with the only difference in the wording being the use of the present versus past tense (see the Methods section). Score range was 0 to 44 (44 = highest level of expectations and best possible experience).

^bKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score range 0 to 100 (100 = best possible health status).

^cEuropean Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior (HFScB) score range 9 to 45 (9 = best possible self-care behavior).