Does a nurse-led structured education program reduce hospital readmissions and improve self-management in rural patients with chronic heart failure?
A nurse-led structured education program significantly improves self-management skills and reduces hospital readmissions in rural patients with chronic heart failure.
This study has demonstrated that a structured education program was associated with a significant improvement in medication adherence, dietary modifications, social support, and symptom control in rural CHF patients. Furthermore, this program was associated with a significant reduction in hospital readmission. This study indicates that implementation of a nurse-led education program improves self-management and clinical outcomes of rural CHF patients, who may not have regular access to cardiac management services as per metropolitan populations.
Cui et al. (2019) studied this question.
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