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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/86667, first published .
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Tailored Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Heart Failure (Text4HF): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Tailored Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Heart Failure (Text4HF): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Jonathan W Leigh   1 , MPH, MS ;   Susan J Pressler   2 , PhD ;   Ben S Gerber   3 , MD, MPH ;   Mayank Kansal   4 , MD ;   Mia Cajita   5 , PhD ;   Spyros Kitsiou   1 , PhD

1 Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

2 School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, United States

3 University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, United States

4 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

5 Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Jonathan W Leigh, MPH, MS
  • Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
  • College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago
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