Effectiveness of an avatar educational application for improving heart failure patients' knowledge and self-care behaviors: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of education using avatars for improving patients' heart failure knowledge and self-care.

Background: A lack of knowledge and self-care contributes to poor outcomes and rehospitalization for people with heart failure.

Design: A multi-centred, non-blinded pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Effectiveness of an Avatar application for teaching heart attack recognition and response: A pragmatic randomized control trial.

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of an Avatar application for educating people with acute coronary syndrome (heart attack).

Background: A lack of understanding of Acute Coronary Syndrome symptoms and appropriate responses often contribute to delay in seeking medical treatment.

Design: A single-centre, non-blinded, pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

The Keeping on Track Study: Exploring the Activity Levels and Utilization of Healthcare Services of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Patients in the First 30-Days after Discharge from Hospital.

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of bedside discharge education on activity levels and healthcare utilization for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the first 30 days post-discharge. Knowledge recall and objective activity and location data were collected by global positioning systems (GPS). Participants were asked to carry the tracking applications (apps) for 30⁻90 days.