Mingming Yu1, Sek Ying Chair2, Carmen W H Chan2, Kai Chow Choi2. 1. School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China. Electronic address: yumm0216@163.com. 2. The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, PR China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Heart failure is an increasing public health problem globally. Interventions are imperative in managing the disease. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of a health education booklet and telephone follow-ups on patients' medication adherence, health-related quality of life, and psychological status. METHODS:One hundred and sixty heart failure patients were assigned to either the experimental group (health education booklet and telephone follow-ups) or the control group (usual care). An independent t-test and the generalized estimating equation (GEE) model were used to compare the differences in the study outcomes. The statistical tests were two-sided and a p value below 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The patients in the experimental group showed greater improvement throughout the study period compared with those in the control group regarding all the study outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: The study provided clues for healthcare professionals to develop interventions while undertaking clinical work with limited resources in China.
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BACKGROUND:Heart failure is an increasing public health problem globally. Interventions are imperative in managing the disease. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of a health education booklet and telephone follow-ups on patients' medication adherence, health-related quality of life, and psychological status. METHODS: One hundred and sixty heart failurepatients were assigned to either the experimental group (health education booklet and telephone follow-ups) or the control group (usual care). An independent t-test and the generalized estimating equation (GEE) model were used to compare the differences in the study outcomes. The statistical tests were two-sided and a p value below 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The patients in the experimental group showed greater improvement throughout the study period compared with those in the control group regarding all the study outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: The study provided clues for healthcare professionals to develop interventions while undertaking clinical work with limited resources in China.
Authors: Alma J Adler; Nicole Martin; Javier Mariani; Carlos D Tajer; Onikepe O Owolabi; Caroline Free; Norma C Serrano; Juan P Casas; Pablo Perel Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2017-04-29