Nurse-led Educational Intervention on Heart Failure Patients

The Effect of a Nurse-led Educational Intervention on Self-management and Prognosis of Patients With Heart Failure

A randomized controlled study to examine the effect of a nurse-led, home/telephone or telephone-only educational intervention on outcomes of heart failure patients and their caregivers.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Written informed consent
• Men or women aged ≥18 years old.
• Hospitalized for new-onset or decompensated chronic heart failure.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any severe neuromuscular disease or other disability or mobility problems that preclude performance of six-minute walk test.
• Any severe cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disease that limit ability to receive education.
• Patients unable to be contacted by phone or other means.