self care domains to aid in preventing readmissions: reliable sources of information regarding heart failure, nutrition guidance, and exercise guidance. Older patients were resistant to the idea of telehealth as a platform to deliver information, while many younger patients were aware of telehealth and mobile technologies for disease management, but none had used these previously. Overall, 72% of patients reported having access to a smart phone or computer, while 100% of patients reported using the internet at least weekly. Conclusions: Patients in observation units for heart failure identified concerns with self care such as nutrition and exercise., Most patients did not report physician access or medication management as significant problems. Although patients report awareness and interest of telehealth, none had used mobile technology in their self care. This study provides data to create a mobile-technology based intervention for patients after an observation stay for acute heart failure.
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