The Impact of a Heart Failure Review on Self-Care Knowledge, Adherence and Clinical Outcomes
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cardiology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 19 - Any |
| Updated: | 2/1/2019 |
| Start Date: | June 2015 |
| End Date: | January 22, 2019 |
This study is assessing the effects of a new heart failure self-care education program in the
Nebraska Heart Institute Heart Improvement Clinic. The new education program will consist of
an initial intensive self-care education session with the Principal Investigator or her nurse
practitioner. Topics to be discussed include medications, sodium and fluid consumption,
alcohol restriction, exercise, preventive behaviors, and monitoring of signs and symptoms. As
recommended in the ACCF/AHA guidelines, this education will be repeated on an annual basis as
studies have shown that the impact of HF education is not always durable and must be a
continual process. This study will assess the impact of this review on their medication
knowledge, disease state knowledge, quality of life, disease state progression and clinical
outcomes such as ejection fraction and number of hospitalizations.
Nebraska Heart Institute Heart Improvement Clinic. The new education program will consist of
an initial intensive self-care education session with the Principal Investigator or her nurse
practitioner. Topics to be discussed include medications, sodium and fluid consumption,
alcohol restriction, exercise, preventive behaviors, and monitoring of signs and symptoms. As
recommended in the ACCF/AHA guidelines, this education will be repeated on an annual basis as
studies have shown that the impact of HF education is not always durable and must be a
continual process. This study will assess the impact of this review on their medication
knowledge, disease state knowledge, quality of life, disease state progression and clinical
outcomes such as ejection fraction and number of hospitalizations.
This is an observational study as all patients in the heart failure clinic, regardless of
whether or not they will choose to be in the study, will receive heart failure self-care
education from now on.
whether or not they will choose to be in the study, will receive heart failure self-care
education from now on.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females ages 19 and older
- Able to speak, read and understand English and able to understand and provide informed
consent
- Diagnosis of cardiomyopathy and/or HF, preserved or reduced ejection fraction
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients not-responsible for self-care.
- Inability to provide written informed consent.
- Co-morbid condition with an expected survival of less than six months.
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