Why the study?
The evolution of self-care in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure between their first outpatient return and three months later was unknown.
Population
Hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure at cardiology outpatient clinics of two public hospitals
Design
Observational, analytical, and longitudinal study
Authors
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Highlights the need for early outpatient support following decompensated HF; leaves open whether targeted nursing interventions.
Self-care behaviors in heart failure patients naturally improve in the three months following their first post-discharge outpatient visit.
Cunha et al. (2021) studied this question.
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