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The effect on patient outcomes of a nursing care and follow-up program for patients with heart failure: A randomized controlled trial by Dilek Sezgin; Hatice Mert; Ebru Özpelit; Bahri Akdeniz is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Heart failure is associated with exacerbated symptoms such as dyspnea and edema and results in frequent hospitalization and a poor quality of life. with the adoption of a comprehensive nursing care and follow-up program, patients with heart failure may exhibit improvements in their self-care capabilities and their hospitalizations may be reduced. ## Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a nursing care and follow-up program for patients with heart failure on self-care, quality of life, and rehospitalization. ## Design and setting: This research was conducted as a single-center, single-blind, randomized controlled study at the heart failure outpatient clinic of a university hospital in turkey. ## Participants: A total of 90 patients with heart failure were randomly assigned into either the specialized nursing care group (n=45) or the control group (n=45). ## Methods: The nursing care and follow-up program applied in the intervention group was based on the theory of heart failure self-care. data were collected at the beginning of the trial, and at three and six months after the study commenced. self-care of the patients was assessed by the se
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- Author
- Dilek Sezgin; Hatice Mert; Ebru Özpelit; Bahri Akdeniz
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)
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