Table 1 Characteristics of the recruited participants. M indicates those receiving the advanced weight alert (weight-MACD) and C those receiving the advanced impedance alert (impedance-CUSUM)
Arm A | Pooled Arm P | |
|---|---|---|
Number | 8 | 8 (4 + 4) |
Self-entered occupation | 1 Nurse lecturer | 1 Senior research nurse (M) |
1 Cardiac specialist nurse | 1 Heart failure specialist nurse (M) | |
2 Heart failure nurse specialist | 1 Telehealth nurse (research) (C) | |
1 Cardiac nurse specialist | 1 Heart failure nurse (M) | |
1 Heart failure nurse | 1 Clinical lecturer telehealth (C) | |
1 Research nurse | 2 Heart failure nurse (C) | |
1 Did not answer | 1 Trust doctor (cardiology) (M) | |
How would you grade your knowledge of telemonitoring systems? | 4 Expert | 4 Expert |
2 Intermediate | 3 Intermediate | |
2 Did not answer | 1 Novice | |
How would you grade your knowledge of heart failure treatment and pathophysiology? | 4 Expert | 6 Expert |
2 Intermediate | 2 Intermediate | |
2 Did not answer |