Why the study?
Heart failure causes high morbidity and impaired quality of life, and routine care may not fully address variable patient needs that tailored, nurse-led strategies in nutrition, activity, and psychosocial support could meet.
Does a 3-month individualized nurse-led intervention improve health outcomes and quality of life in adults with heart failure?
Population
Adults with HF (n = 110 per group)
Comparison
Routine care plus a 3-month individualized nurse-led program vs routine nursing care alone
Design
Prospective single-center parallel-group study using odd-even allocation
Follow-up
3-month
Key result
A 3-month individualized nurse-led intervention significantly reduced adverse events compared to routine care (6.36% vs. 20.0%; p=0.006) in patients with heart failure.
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for nurse-led HF support; leaves open benefits versus routine care in larger trials.
RCT (n=220)
Odd-even allocation method
No
Does a 3-month individualized nurse-led intervention improve health outcomes and quality of life in adults with heart failure?
Absolute Event Rate: 6.36% vs 20%
p-value: p=0.006
An individualized, nurse-led intervention integrating nutrition, exercise, and psychosocial support improves symptoms, cardiac function, and quality of life while reducing adverse events in heart failure patients.
Liu et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in Heart failure (n=220). Individualized nurse-led intervention vs. Routine nursing care was evaluated on Adverse events (p=0.006). A 3-month individualized nurse-led intervention significantly reduced adverse events compared to routine care (6.36% vs. 20.0%; p=0.006) in patients with heart failure.