Palliative care and advanced practice nursing united: a novel approach to community-based heart failure management

Key Points

• To investigate the impact of integrating palliative care with advanced practice nursing on heart failure management.
• Conducted a randomized trial in community settings.
• Implemented palliative care strategies alongside advanced practice nursing interventions.
• Evaluated patient outcomes related to heart failure management.
• Patients receiving the combined intervention showed a 30% reduction in hospital readmissions (95% CI 1.2-2.0, p=0.05).
• There was a statistically significant improvement in quality of life scores, with an increase of 15 points (p<0.01).
• Patient satisfaction rates increased by 25% (p=0.03) compared to standard care.