Key result
A nurse-led intervention for heart failure patients resulted in limited between-group effects, although physical and mental status were retained to a greater extent than in the control group.
Why the study?
Does a nurse-led education and telephone follow-up intervention improve health-related quality of life and depression in patients with heart failure in primary care?
Population
153 patients with heart failure in a primary health care setting, mean age 79 years, 54% male, 59% NYHA…
Comparison
Nurse-led intervention involving patient and… vs Control group
Design
RCT, Cluster randomised
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Nurse-led self-management support showed limited benefits for primary-care HF patients; leaves open whether larger trials can demonstrate meaningful gains in HRQoL or depression.
RCT (n=153)
Cluster randomized
Yes
Does a nurse-led education and telephone follow-up intervention improve health-related quality of life and depression in patients with heart failure in primary care?
A nurse-led education and telephone follow-up intervention for heart failure patients in primary care helped maintain physical health-related quality of life and depression status over 12 months compared to standard care.
Mårtensson et al. (2004) conducted an RCT in Heart failure (n=153). Nurse-led intervention (education and monthly telephone follow-up) vs. Control group was evaluated on Health-related quality of life and depression. A nurse-led intervention for heart failure patients resulted in limited between-group effects, although physical and mental status were retained to a greater extent than in the control group.
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