ManageHF4Life

Отслеживая симптом и образовательные приложения для пациентов с сердечной недостаточностью.

ManageHF4Life is a symptom tracking and educational app for patients with heart failure. It is designed to help patients monitor and manage the symptoms of heart failure. It is based on evidence that self-monitoring can improve patient outcomes and quality of life. The app was designed by researchers at the University of Michigan.

ManageHF4Life provides:

• Daily symptom tracking questions

• Daily feedback about symptoms with simple red/yellow/green ratings and what they mean

• Educational content:

- About heart failure

- Causes of heart failure

- Symptoms of heart failure

- Medications for heart failure

- Diet for heart failure – watching your sodium and fluids

What symptoms are tracked?

• How you’re feeling compared to yesterday

• Sense of fullness earlier than usual during a meal

• Loss of appetite

• Pain or discomfort in abdomen

• Shortness of breath

• Shortness of breath whey laying down

• Shortness of breath when bending over

• Energy level

• Swelling

• Weight

Why should you track your symptoms?

• ManageHF4Life will help you track your symptoms on a daily basis.

• Tracking your symptoms helps you recognize small changes in your body that may mean your heart failure is getting worse.

• By paying attention to these symptoms every day, you’ll be more likely to notice when something is not right.

• Then you or your doctor can address problems as soon as possible.