Breadcrumb

null

COMPAR-EU RCTs Web

Education and telephone monitoring by nurses of patients with heart failure: randomized clinical trial

Author: Domingues, F. B. Country/countries: Brazil Number of patients participating in the study: 120 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
See more
Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques and social support Intervention components: E+MT+SS
See more
Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized), Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Medication use and adherence

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions Cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Knowledge Knowledge HF selfcare N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 63.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 13.0) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: 29.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 8.0) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: 1.0

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - Cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Knowledge - Knowledge HF selfcare
Mortality - All causes of mortality