Key result
Brief 10-minute education session increases heart failure knowledge by ~2 points on a 10-point scale.
Why the study?
Patient education is a cornerstone of HF management, yet its effectiveness across different care settings and educational backgrounds remains variably reported.
Does a brief, standardized 10-minute heart failure education session improve disease knowledge in hospitalized acute decompensated heart failure patients and stable outpatients?
Observational (n=165)
Yes
Does a brief, standardized 10-minute heart failure education session improve disease knowledge in hospitalized acute decompensated heart failure patients and stable outpatients?
A brief, 10-minute structured heart failure education session delivered by nurses and physicians significantly improves immediate patient knowledge across both inpatient and outpatient settings, particularly among hospitalized patients and those without formal education.
Brief HF education may boost immediate knowledge in mixed settings; leaves open effects on adherence or outcomes.
Background Patient education is a cornerstone of heart failure (HF) management, yet its effectiveness across different care settings and educational backgrounds remains variably reported. Objective To evaluate the impact of a brief, standardized heart failure education intervention on patient knowledge among hospitalized acute decompensated HF (ADHF) patients and stable outpatient HF patients across multiple centres. Methods This retrospective, multicentre study included adult HF patients from five centres who underwent routine HF education between pre- and post-knowledge assessments. Patients completed a 10-item HF knowledge questionnaire immediately before and after a standardized 10-minute education session delivered by staff nurses and physicians. Both inpatient ADHF and stable outpatient HF populations were included. Changes in item-level correctness were assessed using McNemar’s test, while total score differences were analyzed overall and by clinical setting and educational level. Results A total of 165 patients were analyzed (52 inpatients with ADHF and 113 stable outpatients). Significant improvements were observed across all 10 knowledge items following education (all p < 0.001). Mean total scores increased from 7.08 ± 2.43 pre-education to 9.11 ± 1.36 post-education, yielding a mean difference of 2.03 (95% CI 1.75–2.31; p < 0.001). Inpatients demonstrated greater knowledge gains than outpatients (mean difference 2.94 vs. 1.61, respectively; both p < 0.001). Knowledge gains were observed across all educational levels, with the largest improvements among patients with no formal education (mean difference 3.11, 95% CI 2.52–3.71) and progressively smaller gains from primary to tertiary education. Conclusion In this five-centre retrospective analysis, a brief, 10-minute HF education session delivered by nurses and physicians significantly improved HF knowledge across inpatient and outpatient populations and across all educational levels. Short, structured educational interventions can be effectively implemented during routine care, with particularly strong benefits among hospitalized and less-educated patients.
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Chua et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Heart failure (acute decompensated inpatient and stable outpatient) (n=165). Standardized 10-minute heart failure education session vs. Pre-education baseline knowledge was evaluated on 10-item heart failure knowledge questionnaire total score (MD 2.03, 95% CI 1.75-2.31, p=<0.001). A standardized 10-minute heart failure education session significantly increased 10-item knowledge scores from 7.08 to 9.11 (MD 2.03; 95% CI 1.75-2.31; p<0.001).
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