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Randomized trial of a nurse-administered, telephone-based disease management program for patients with heart failure

Author: Dunagan, Wm C. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 151 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class of chronic HF
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
Quality of life Quality of life N/A
Quality of life Quality of life N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 69.95 years (+/- a standard deviation of 13.31) Gender: 85 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 3.87 (+/- a standard deviation of 1.57)

  • 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
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital readmissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Quality of life - Quality of life
Quality of life - Quality of life