Ali Hasanpour-Dehkordi1, Arsalan Khaledi-Far2, Borzoo Khaledi-Far3, Shahriar Salehi-Tali4. 1. Department of Medical Surgical, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. 2. Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. Electronic address: ali20121968@yahoo.com. 3. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of medical sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. 4. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of family training and support on quality of life and cost of hospital readmissions in congestive heart failure patients. METHODS: In this single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial, the participants were heart failure patients hospitalized in an Iranian hospital. Data were collected from available hospitalized patients. The participants were enrolled through randomized sampling and were divided randomly into two groups, an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group received extra training package for the disease. Training was provided at discharge and three months after. A standard questionnaire to assess the QoL was filled out by both groups at discharge and six months after. RESULTS:Mean scores of QoL domains at the beginning of the study decreased in control group and increased in intervention in comparison with six months after (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Nursing care follow-up according to heart failure patients' needs promoted their QoL.
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BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of family training and support on quality of life and cost of hospital readmissions in congestive heart failurepatients. METHODS: In this single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial, the participants were heart failurepatients hospitalized in an Iranian hospital. Data were collected from available hospitalized patients. The participants were enrolled through randomized sampling and were divided randomly into two groups, an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group received extra training package for the disease. Training was provided at discharge and three months after. A standard questionnaire to assess the QoL was filled out by both groups at discharge and six months after. RESULTS: Mean scores of QoL domains at the beginning of the study decreased in control group and increased in intervention in comparison with six months after (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Nursing care follow-up according to heart failurepatients' needs promoted their QoL.
Authors: Harleah G Buck; Anna Stromberg; Misook L Chung; Kristine A Donovan; Karen Harkness; Allison M Howard; Naoko Kato; Randall Polo; Lorraine S Evangelista Journal: Int J Nurs Stud Date: 2017-10-19 Impact factor: 5.837