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Age: 74.98 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.26)
Gender: N/A
Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A
Severity of the disease: N/A
Multi-morbidity: N/A
Randomised controlled trial of specialist nurse intervention in heart failure
Link:
10.1136/bmj.323.7315.715
Factors contributing to the hospitalization of patients with congestive heart failure.
Link:
10.2105/ajph.87.4.643
Nurse led, multidisciplinary intervention in chronic heart failure
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10.1136/hrt.80.5.430.
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Randomised controlled trial of specialist nurse intervention in heart failure
Author: Blue, L.
Country/countries: United Kingdom
Number of patients participating in the study: 157
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: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Components
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Intervention analysed in the study: Emotional-based behavioural techniques
Intervention components: E+EB
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Components
Education (E)
Emotional-based change techniques (EB)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
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 | Hospital days (Lenght of stay) | N/A |
| Mortality | All causes of mortality | N/A |
Patient characteristics
Number of co-morbidities: N/A
Tool: N/A
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 |
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| Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions | ||||||||
| Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital readmissions | ||||||||
| Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay) | ||||||||
| Mortality - All causes of mortality |
Other publications associated with this study
Learn more about the intervention: Emotional-based behavioural techniques
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