What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Other. Population: heart failure (n=42). Intervention: Nurse-led educational program vs. Baseline (pre-intervention). Primary outcome: Therapeutic adherence assessed by the Morisky-Green test (p=0.001).

June 6, 2026

Effectiveness of an educational program on adherence and quality of life in patients with heart failure.

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Key result

Nurse-led education is linked to a ~75% increase in therapeutic adherence among HF patients.

P=0.001
n=42

Why the study?

The study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an educational program on therapeutic adherence, quality of life, and satisfaction in heart failure patients treated at a nursing clinic.

Does a nurse-led educational program improve therapeutic adherence and quality of life in patients with heart failure?

Population

42 heart failure patients treated at the National Cardiovascular Institute (INCOR-EsSalud)

Comparison

Educational program vs baseline

Design

Quasi-experimental, longitudinal, and prospective study

Authors

RGRosalynn Denisse Bazán GallardoInstituto Nacional de Salud RPRolando Germán Gutiérrez PalomaresInstituto Nacional de Salud MGMirian Marita Torres GrabielInstituto Nacional de Salud

Discussion

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Implication

Should not yet change HF practice; leaves open nurse-led education efficacy in RCTs.

Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program on therapeutic adherence and quality of life in heart failure patients.
Quasi-experimental, longitudinal, prospective study design
Involved 42 patients at the National Cardiovascular Institute
Five in-person educational sessions delivered, with assessments using the Morisky-Green test and MLHFQ
Adherence improved from 47.6% at baseline to 83.3% post-intervention (p=0.001)
Quality of life in the 'good' category increased from 26.2% to 69.1% post-intervention
100% of participants reported high satisfaction with the program

Structured PICO

Does a nurse-led educational program improve therapeutic adherence and quality of life in patients with heart failure?

Population

42 patients with heart failure treated at a nursing clinic, evaluated before and after a 5-session educational program.

Intervention

Nurse-led educational program consisting of five in-person educational sessions

Comparator

Pre-intervention baseline (no separate control group)

Outcome

Therapeutic adherence (assessed using the Morisky-Green test) and quality of life (assessed using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire)patient reported

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: 83.3% vs 47.6%

p-value: p=0.001

A five-session nurse-led educational program significantly improved therapeutic adherence and quality of life in patients with heart failure.

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Gallardo et al. (2026) studied heart failure (n=42). Nurse-led educational program vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Therapeutic adherence assessed by the Morisky-Green test (p=0.001). A nurse-led educational program significantly improved therapeutic adherence in heart failure patients from 47.6% at baseline to 83.3% post-intervention (p=0.001).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23ba1771a5da9775e75d3b https://doi.org/10.47487/apcyccv.v7i1.594.

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Effectiveness of an educational program on adherence and quality of life in patients with heart failure.

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Main Result

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Effectiveness of an educational program on adherence and quality of life in patients with heart failure.

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Key Points

Structured PICO

Main Result

Cite This Study

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