부산대학교 도서관

Introduction. Heart Failure is a very prevalent disease in developed countries that generates numerous care processes assuming a significant percentage of health expenditure. There is therefore a need to develop a system that makes it possible to reduce the management of these patients without deteriorating the assistance provided, with telemedicine being established as a valid alternative. Objectives. This review aims to compare the efficacy of telemedicine-based interventions against standard care in the management of patients with Heart Failure. To assess this efficacy, the performance of telemedicine will be evaluated by appealing to the rates of income and mortality due to Heart Failure or other causes, to the quality of life of these patients and to the costs saved thanks to their employment. Results. A review of the main search engines and databases was carried out. Among the publications used, there was a reduction in the income rate per CI that ranged between 12-67.8%, a decrease in the mortality rate that varied between 18-34%, an improvement in the quality of life variable according to the questionnaire and finally, a reduction in healthcare costs of 14-86%. Conclusions. Telemedicine stands as an effective and valid alternative to the usual care for these patients. More research is needed in the future to be able to unify the different systems thus giving rise to a universal tool.