Evaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Home-based interventions after hospital discharge in patients with heart failure (HF) have been shown to decrease readmission and mortality rates. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of a home-based educational intervention carried out by nursing st...
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| author | Morcillo, C Valderas, J Aguado, O Delás, J Sort, D Pujadas, R Rosell, F |
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| description | INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Home-based interventions after hospital discharge in patients with heart failure (HF) have been shown to decrease readmission and mortality rates. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of a home-based educational intervention carried out by nursing staff on the readmission rate, emergency department visits, and healthcare costs. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Patients hospitalized with systolic HF were randomly assigned to receive either usual care or a single home-based educational intervention 1 week after discharge. RESULTS: Between July 2001 and November 2002, 70 patients entered the study: 34 in the intervention group and 36 in the control group. During the 6-month follow-up, there were fewer unplanned readmissions in the intervention group than in the control group (0.09 vs 0.94; P<.001), fewer emergency department visits (0.21 vs 1.33; P<.001), and fewer out-of-hospital deaths (2 vs 11; P<.01). Costs were also significantly lower in the intervention group (difference, £1190.9; P<.001). Moreover, patient-perceived health status, as indicated by scores on a quality-of-life questionnaire, increased significantly in the intervention group. CONCLUSIONS: In a cohort of patients with systolic HF who received a home-based educational intervention there were significant reductions in the unplanned readmission rate, mortality, and healthcare costs, and better quality of life. Some limitations of the study warrant validation of the resultats in further studies. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:93312f34-58ca-4668-8935-4bd082c617862022-03-26T23:30:33ZEvaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:93312f34-58ca-4668-8935-4bd082c61786EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2005Morcillo, CValderas, JAguado, ODelás, JSort, DPujadas, RRosell, FINTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Home-based interventions after hospital discharge in patients with heart failure (HF) have been shown to decrease readmission and mortality rates. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of a home-based educational intervention carried out by nursing staff on the readmission rate, emergency department visits, and healthcare costs. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Patients hospitalized with systolic HF were randomly assigned to receive either usual care or a single home-based educational intervention 1 week after discharge. RESULTS: Between July 2001 and November 2002, 70 patients entered the study: 34 in the intervention group and 36 in the control group. During the 6-month follow-up, there were fewer unplanned readmissions in the intervention group than in the control group (0.09 vs 0.94; P<.001), fewer emergency department visits (0.21 vs 1.33; P<.001), and fewer out-of-hospital deaths (2 vs 11; P<.01). Costs were also significantly lower in the intervention group (difference, £1190.9; P<.001). Moreover, patient-perceived health status, as indicated by scores on a quality-of-life questionnaire, increased significantly in the intervention group. CONCLUSIONS: In a cohort of patients with systolic HF who received a home-based educational intervention there were significant reductions in the unplanned readmission rate, mortality, and healthcare costs, and better quality of life. Some limitations of the study warrant validation of the resultats in further studies. |
| spellingShingle | Morcillo, C Valderas, J Aguado, O Delás, J Sort, D Pujadas, R Rosell, F Evaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study. |
| title | Evaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study. |
| title_full | Evaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study. |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study. |
| title_short | Evaluation of a home-based intervention in heart failure patients. Results of a randomized study. |
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