Key result
A fully implemented person-centred care approach shortened hospital stay and maintained functional performance in patients with worsening chronic heart failure.
Why the study?
Does a person-centred care approach improve outcomes in patients hospitalized for worsening chronic heart failure?
Population
Patients hospitalized for worsening chronic heart failure (CHF)
Design
Other
Authors
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May shorten stays without functional loss in worsening HF; hypothesis-generating, needs RCTs before practice change.
Does a person-centred care approach improve outcomes in patients hospitalized for worsening chronic heart failure?
Person-centred care may reduce hospital length of stay and maintain functional performance in patients with worsening chronic heart failure.
Ekman et al. (2011) studied this question. A fully implemented person-centred care approach shortened hospital stay and maintained functional performance in patients with worsening chronic heart failure.
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