Abstract
Purpose of Review
Heart failure (HF) imposes an expanding global health burden, necessitating innovative approaches to education for both patients and clinicians. This review evaluates the evolving landscape of digital health tools in HF education and examines how these technologies may enhance accessibility, personalisation, and engagement in contemporary care.
Recent Findings
Emerging evidence demonstrates that digital solutions—ranging from remote educational platforms and interactive applications to AI-assisted learning and immersive reality technologies—can meaningfully improve patient self-management, support clinician knowledge acquisition, and strengthen overall care quality. These tools offer substantial advantages, including remote access to high-quality information, dynamic and interactive learning experiences, and opportunities for continuous monitoring. Nonetheless, challenges persist, particularly regarding equitable access, digital literacy, data quality, and integration into existing clinical workflows.
Summary
Digital technologies hold considerable promise in optimising HF education for both patients and clinicians. When effectively implemented, they have the potential to improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical decision-making, and support more efficient healthcare delivery. Continued innovation—particularly in AI, virtual and augmented reality, and personalised learning systems—will be essential to address remaining limitations and fully realise the transformative potential of digital HF education.
Heart failure (HF) imposes an expanding global health burden, necessitating innovative approaches to education for both patients and clinicians. This review evaluates the evolving landscape of digital health tools in HF education and examines how these technologies may enhance accessibility, personalisation, and engagement in contemporary care.
Recent Findings
Emerging evidence demonstrates that digital solutions—ranging from remote educational platforms and interactive applications to AI-assisted learning and immersive reality technologies—can meaningfully improve patient self-management, support clinician knowledge acquisition, and strengthen overall care quality. These tools offer substantial advantages, including remote access to high-quality information, dynamic and interactive learning experiences, and opportunities for continuous monitoring. Nonetheless, challenges persist, particularly regarding equitable access, digital literacy, data quality, and integration into existing clinical workflows.
Summary
Digital technologies hold considerable promise in optimising HF education for both patients and clinicians. When effectively implemented, they have the potential to improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical decision-making, and support more efficient healthcare delivery. Continued innovation—particularly in AI, virtual and augmented reality, and personalised learning systems—will be essential to address remaining limitations and fully realise the transformative potential of digital HF education.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Current heart failure reports |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 9 Jan 2026 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 9 Jan 2026 |
Bibliographical note
© 2026. The Author(s).Data Access Statement
No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.Funding
This work received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Keywords
- E-health
- Self-management
- Patient education
- Artificial intelligence
- Heart failure
- Digital education
- Telemedicine
- Humans
- Digital Education
- Heart Failure
- Patient Education as Topic
- Patient Education as Topic/methods
- Heart Failure/therapy