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[Randomized controlled clinical trial of a home care unit intervention to reduce readmission and death rates in patients discharged from hospital following admission for heart failure]

Author: Aldamiz-Echevarria Iraurgui, B. Country/countries: Spain Number of patients participating in the study: 279 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Hospital admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions Cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Mortality Cardiovascular-related mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 75.81 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.27) Gender: 169 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: 49.63 (+/- a standard deviation of 17.09) 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 - Emergency room/department visits
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - Cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Mortality - Cardiovascular-related mortality