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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Risk factors

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Fortunately, in our experience, five of the six patients were likely to be satisfied with these digital experiences. One patient with major neurocognitive disorders exhibited a neutral response. Prospective studies with a reasonable endpoint using patient-reported outcome measures, such as the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey, would clarify the impact of this experience on the patient’s mental satisfaction. Although the potential benefits and harms must be considered (Figure 1), fulfilling the psychological needs of patients is one of the most important priorities in advanced care planning.1,2 Benefit and harm of going back home digitally. Data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article.

Key findings

Fortunately, in our experience, five of the six patients were likely to be satisfied with these digital experiences.
One patient with major neurocognitive disorders exhibited a neutral response.
Prospective studies with a reasonable endpoint using patient-reported outcome measures, such as the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey, would clarify the impact of this experience on the patient’s mental satisfaction.
Although the potential benefits and harms must be considered (Figure 1), fulfilling the psychological needs of patients is one of the most important priorities in advanced care planning.1,2 Benefit and harm of going back home digitally.
Data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article.

Why it matters

This small experience of six patients with end-stage heart failure used digital home visits, and five were likely satisfied while one with major neurocognitive disorders had a neutral response. It is preliminary and does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 27/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (European Heart Journal - Digital Health)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	European Heart Journal - Digital Health: journal h-index 37 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	3 / 5	2021 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	0 / 7	Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.0 citations a year over 7 year(s) since 2021
Impact for its field and year	0 / 6	Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Katsuomi Iwakura: h-index 42 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	0 / 3	Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital: institution h-index 126 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	0 / 3	OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete)
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 36713606)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	27 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Okada, M., Onishi, T., & Iwakura, K. (2021). Going back home digitally: gift for patients with end-stage heart failure. European Heart Journal - Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztab062

Vancouver

Okada M, Onishi T, Iwakura K. Going back home digitally: gift for patients with end-stage heart failure. European Heart Journal - Digital Health. 2021. doi:10.1093/ehjdh/ztab062. PMID: 36713606.

BibTeX

@article{okada2021-36713606,
  author  = {Okada, Masato and Onishi, Toshinari and Iwakura, Katsuomi},
  title   = {{Going back home digitally: gift for patients with end-stage heart failure}},
  journal = {European Heart Journal - Digital Health},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.1093/ehjdh/ztab062},
  pmid    = {36713606},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztab062}
}

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