A Nurse-Managed Discharge Program for Congestive Heart Failure Patients: Outcomes and Costs  

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Barth, Vickie

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Home Health Care Management & Practice vol. 13 no. 6 (Oct. 2001), page 436-443.
Topik: congestive economics; discharge planning; education; health care outcomes; heart failure; nursing; quality of life; self-care
Fulltext: 436HHC136.pdf (69.17KB)

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This experimental study determined the effect of a structured nurse-managed postdischarge program for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. The program consisted of telephone calls to participants in the experimental group 72 hours postdischarge, 72 hours later, and then every 2 weeks for 2 months. Patient self-care for CHF was evaluated. Data on unexpected office visits, emergency room visits, and readmissions due to exacerbation of CHF plus costs were collected. No significant differences were found. However, because quality of life did show improvement for the experimental group, this type of nursing intervention can improve outcomes for patients after discharge from the hospital.

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