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Randomized trial of an education and support intervention to prevent readmission of patients with heart failure

Author: Krumholz, H. M. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 88 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: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) 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, Knowledge of the relation between health behaviors and illness, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

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

Age: 73.75 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.53) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: 37.5 (+/- a standard deviation of 16.51) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

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

Socio-economic characteristics: 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
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital readmissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality