Key result
Systematic nurse and pharmacist-led education improved heart failure patients' knowledge compared to conventional information (mean 17.2 vs 14.3 points; 95% CI for difference 1.0-4.7; P=0.0051).
Why the study?
Does systematic nurse and pharmacist led education improve knowledge in heart failure patients discharged from hospital?
RCT (n=130)
Does systematic nurse and pharmacist led education improve knowledge in heart failure patients discharged from hospital?
Effect estimate: Mean difference 2.9 (95% CI 1.0-4.7)
Absolute Event Rate: 17.2% vs 14.3%
p-value: p=0.0051
A 2-3 hour systematic nurse and pharmacist-led education program significantly improves heart failure patients' knowledge at 6 months compared to conventional information.
Supports structured education in HF discharge care; confirms benefit of nurse-pharmacist programs on knowledge.
Background Many procedures for patient education are introduced in clinical practice without proper evaluation in randomised trials. Aims To compare systematic nurse and pharmacist led education including an interactive Kodak Photo-CD Portfolio technique with conventional information regarding heart failure patients’ knowledge. Methods One hundred and thirty heart failure patients discharged from hospital were randomised to receive either conventional information or additional structured education with a follow-up of 6 months. Difference in knowledge was tested by questionnaire after 6 months. Results At the end of the study there was a significant difference in the intervention group (n = 50) compared to the control group (n = 58) regarding knowledge as tested by a questionnaire. Of maximal 28 points the intervention group attained 17.2 points (mean) and the control group 14.3 points (mean), 95% confidence interval for difference 1.0–4.7 points (P = 0.0051). Conclusions Two to 3 hours of systematic education improved heart failure patients’ knowledge on essential issues. High age does not preclude the introduction of a new technique for patient education.
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Linné et al. (1999) conducted an RCT in Heart failure (n=130). Systematic nurse and pharmacist led education including an interactive Kodak Photo-CD Portfolio technique vs. Conventional information was evaluated on Knowledge as tested by a questionnaire (max 28 points) (Mean difference 2.9, 95% CI 1.0-4.7, p=0.0051). Systematic nurse and pharmacist-led education improved heart failure patients' knowledge compared to conventional information (mean 17.2 vs 14.3 points; 95% CI for difference 1.0-4.7; P=0.0051).
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