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Nurse-led heart failure clinics improve survival and self-care behaviour in patients with heart failure: results from a prospective, randomised trial

Author: Stromberg, A. Country/countries: Sweden Number of patients participating in the study: 106 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support Intervention components: E+AB+EB+SS
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Cessation or reduction of alcohol and other harmful consumptions, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 77.51 years (+/- a standard deviation of 6.51) Gender: 41 females 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: 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 admissions
Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy