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Short- and long-term results of a programme for the prevention of readmissions and mortality in patients with heart failure: Are effects maintained after stopping the programme?

Link: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.05.009
Author: Ojeda, S. Country/countries: Spain Number of patients participating in the study: 338 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB+EB
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, 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
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Quality of life Quality of life N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.14 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.93) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A 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
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Quality of life - Quality of life

Other publications associated with this study

Multicenter randomized trial of a comprehensive hospital discharge and outpatient heart failure management program Link: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.023.