Key result
Transitional care programs for heart failure patients, particularly those using home visits, increased quality of life and decreased readmissions and overall costs.
Why the study?
Do transitional care programs improve quality of life, reduce readmission rates, and lower costs in individuals with heart failure?
Population
Individuals with heart failure (based on an integrative review of 20 studies)
Design
Review
Authors
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Nurse-led HF self-care education with post-discharge follow-up may lower readmissions; extends support for structured transitional care in RCTs.
Do transitional care programs improve quality of life, reduce readmission rates, and lower costs in individuals with heart failure?
Nurse-led transitional care programs, particularly those utilizing home visits and telephone calls, effectively improve quality of life and reduce readmissions and healthcare costs for heart failure patients.
Stamp et al. (2013) conducted a review in heart failure. Transitional care programs was evaluated on Quality of life, readmission rates, and cost-effectiveness. Transitional care programs for heart failure patients, particularly those using home visits, increased quality of life and decreased readmissions and overall costs.
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