Sensor-controlled Digital Game for Heart Failure Selfmanagement Behavior Adherence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study evaluates a sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) to motivate self-management behaviors of weight monitoring and physical activity in adults with heart failure (HF). Half of the participants will receive the SCDG app and weight monitoring and physical activity sensors and the other half will receive only the weight monitoring and physical activity sensors.
• Age 45 years or older
• New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure classification of I to III that permits minimal physical activity without discomfort
• have experienced HF hospitalization in the past 12 months
• be fluent in English
• Pass a mini-cognitive screen
• Score of less than 2 (able to independently walk without using a cane or walker) on the Outcome and Assessment Information Set item for ambulation/locomotion