Why the study?
Does repetitive education at six-month intervals and monitoring for adherence reduce unplanned hospitalizations and improve quality of life in heart failure outpatients?
Does repetitive education at six-month intervals and monitoring for adherence reduce unplanned hospitalizations and improve quality of life in heart failure outpatients?
A long-term heart failure disease management program utilizing repetitive education and adherence monitoring reduces hospitalizations and improves quality of life despite modest patient adherence.
Supports adoption of long-term HF disease management with repetitive education; extends RCT evidence despite modest adherence.
For a longer follow-up period than in previous studies, this heart failure disease management program model of patients under the supervision of a cardiologist is associated with a reduction in unplanned hospitalization, a reduction of total hospital days, and a reduced need for emergency care, as well as improved quality of life, despite modest program adherence over time.
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