Outcomes | Follow-up | Telehome | Usual care | Difference | p value |
Number of readmissions/patient | 3 months | 0.40 | 0.59 | 33% | 0.048 |
1 year | 0.75 | 0.96 | 23% | Not significant | |
Days in hospital | 3 months | 2.1 | 4.0 | 46% | 0.04 |
1 year | 5.0 | 7.5 | 34% | Not significant | |
SAQ (exertional capacity) score* | 1 year | 73.2 | 62.6 | 10.6 | {0.01}† |
SAQ (treatment satisfaction) score* | 1 year | 90.2 | 87.7 | 2.5 | {0.05}† |
*SAQ, Seattle Angina Questionnaire. Higher scores = better functional status. Controlled for baseline scores.
†p value provided by author.