• Assessing communication during remote follow-up of users with pacemakers in Norway: The Nordland study, a randomized trial 

      Catalán-Matamoros, Daniel; Lopez-Villegas, Antonio; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Lopez-Liria, Remedios (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-21)
      As effective communication is a key ingredient for the provision of quality healthcare services, this study aimed to explore the communication experiences in the remote monitoring of older adults with a pacemaker. The study was based on a non-masked randomized observational design. The Healthcare Communication Questionnaire and in-depth interviews were conducted for data collection. A total of 49 ...
    • Cost-utility analysis of telemonitoring versus conventional hospital-based follow-up of patients with pacemakers. The NORDLAND randomized clinical trial 

      Lopez-Villegas, Antonio; Catalán-Matamoros, Daniel; Peiró, Salvador; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Lopez-Liria, Remedios (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-29)
      <i>Introduction</i> - The aim of our study was to perform an economic assessment in order to check whether or not telemonitoring of users with pacemakers offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional follow-up in outpatient clinics.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - We used effectiveness and cost data from the NORDLAND trial, which is a controlled, randomized, non-masked clinical trial. Fifty patients ...
    • Effectiveness and safety in remote monitoring of patients with pacemakers five years after an implant: The Poniente study 

      López-Liria, Remedios; López-Villegas, Antonio; Leal-Costa, César; Peiró, Salvador; Robles-Musso, Emilio; Bautista-Mesa, Rafael; Rocamora-Pérez, Patricia; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Catalán-Matamoros, Daniel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-23)
      Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and functional capacity values immediately after pacemaker (PM) implantation have been well established; however, not much has been known about its long-term effects. The present study compared the long-term effectiveness and safety of remote monitoring plus a clinic visit versus clinic visits alone during follow-up of adults implanted with PMs. This study was ...
    • Health-related quality of life on tele-monitoring for users with pacemakers 6 months after implant: the NORDLAND study, a randomized trial 

      Lopez-Villegas, Antonio; Catalán-Matamoros, Daniel; Lopez-Liria, Remedios; Enebakk, Terje; Thunhaug, Hilde; Lappegård, Knut Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      <i>Background</i>: With an ageing population and widening indications for pacemakers implantation, the number of persons carrying an implant is steadily increasing. The routine follow-up is thus a heavy burden for the respective NHS as well as for the patients and their relatives. Most of them of the studies have been performed in densely populated areas and nearby to the hospital. It is thus ...
    • Patients' experiences of remote communication after pacemaker implant: The NORDLAND study 

      Catalán-Matamoros, Daniel; Lopez-Villegas, Antonio; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Lopez-Liria, Remedios (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-20)
      <i>Background</i> - The concept of ‘patient experience’ has become central to how to improve healthcare. Remote communication with patients is today a frequent practice in healthcare services, showing similar outcomes to standard outpatient care while enabling cost reduction in both formal and informal care. The purpose of this study was to analyse the experiences of people with telemonitoring ...
    • Telemonitoring and quality of life in patients after 12 months following a pacemaker implant: The Nordland study, a randomised trial 

      Lopez-Liria, Remedios; Lopez-Villegas, Antonio; Enebakk, Terje; Thunhaug, Hilde; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Catalán-Matamoros, Daniel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-05)
      The purpose of this study was to analyse the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients followed up using a remote device-monitoring system (TM) compared to patients followed up through standard outpatient visits (HM), 12 months after the implantation of a pacemaker. This was a trial design that used the EuroQol-5D Questionnaire and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHF). ...