Cypriot nurses’ knowledge of heart failure self-management principles

Kalogirou, Fotini; Lambrinou, Ekaterini; Middleton, Nicos; Sourtzi, Panayota

doi:10.1177/1474515112440367

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“…In multiple studies, hospital-based, community, and home-care nurses did not score adequately in a test of chronic HF self-care principles. [99][100][101][102] Furthermore, in qualitative research, patients stated that they knew what to do, but they needed assistance in learning how to do it. 103 When nurses deliver superficial education messages or do not focus on how to carry out important behaviors, patients may not perform self-care expectations optimally.…”

Section: Nurses As Educators Of Hf Self-care: Delivering What Patientmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transitions of Care in Heart Failure

Albert¹,

Barnason²,

Deswal³

et al. 2015

Circ: Heart Failure

219

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In patients with heart failure (HF), use of 30-day rehospitalization as a healthcare metric and increased pressure to provide value-based care compel healthcare providers to improve efficiency and to use an integrated care approach. Transition programs are being used to achieve goals. Transition of care in the context of HF management refers to individual interventions and programs with multiple activities that are designed to improve shifts or transitions from one setting to the next, most often from hospital to home. As transitional care programs become the new normal for patients with chronic HF, it is important to understand the current state of the science of transitional care, as discussed in the available research literature. Of transitional care reports, there was much heterogeneity in research designs, methods, study aims, and program targets, or they were not well described. Often, programs used bundled interventions, making it difficult to discuss the efficiency and effectiveness of specific interventions. Thus, further HF transition care research is needed to ensure best practices related to economically and clinically effective and feasible transition interventions that can be broadly applicable. This statement provides an overview of the complexity of HF management and includes patient, hospital, and healthcare provider barriers to understanding end points that best reflect clinical benefits and to achieving optimal clinical outcomes. The statement describes transitional care interventions and outcomes and discusses implications and recommendations for research and clinical practice to enhance patient-centered outcomes.

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Section: Nurses As Educators Of Hf Self-care: Delivering What Patientmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transitions of Care in Heart Failure

Albert¹,

Barnason²,

Deswal³

et al. 2015

Circ: Heart Failure

219

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“…They are expected to adopt self-management practices that concern adherence to the treatment plan, monitoring symptoms and evaluating the effectiveness of their actions, such as daily weighting, compliance with diet, sodium and fluid intake recommendations. Unfortunately, findings from studies documented knowledge deficits about HF self-management [57] . Nurses who have a better understanding of HF self-management may provide a more effective education for the patient.…”

Section: Multi-disciplinary and Non-pharmacologic Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heart failure: A challenging syndrome for health care professionals

Lambrinou¹,

Protopapas²,

Kalogirou³

2018

Cardiovasc Disord Med

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Research and evidence-based practice in heart failure (HF) have well been developed the latest years helping health professionals to cope with multiple care needs of patients with HF. The current review presents an overview of the challenging issues of health professionals who care for patients with HF. The review was based on the relevant databases of PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Cochrane Library (reviews and clinical trials). Mortality and impaired quality of life in patients with HF still rises. This is mainly due to the ageing of population and the fact that prevalence of HF is higher in older people. Often HF in order people exists with co-morbidities which make HF diagnosis and management more difficult and complex.

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“…The primary management strategy for HF is to reduce morbidity and mortality and prevent complications to improve clinical outcomes (Kalogiru, Lambrinou, Middleton, & Sourtzi, 2012). Treatment is based upon symptoms and is directed at decreasing the work load on the heart.…”

Section: Management Of Hfmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nurses' Knowledge Related to Heart Failure Essentials

Garris¹

2014

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Heart Failure is a complex syndrome which continues to be a major health issue in the United States and worldwide. Strategies and educational interventions implemented by hospitals to reduce hospital admissions and readmissions for this costly chronic disease have not been consistently successful. Patient education is an important strategy for the management of HF to improve quality of life, optimize patient outcomes, and reduce the use of healthcare resources by reducing readmissions. The purpose of this program development was to increase nurses' knowledge regarding HF education to be provided to HF patients prior to discharge from the acute care setting. A quasi-experimental program design with a pre and post-test intervention was performed on a 38 bed medical telemetry unit at RI Hospital a Level 1 trauma center in Providence, RI. Registered nurses were asked to complete a pre and post-test survey, Nurse Knowledge of Heart Failure by Albert et al (2002). Nine RNs out of thirty two (28.8%) agreed to participate and completed the pre-test, attended one of the HF education classes followed by completion of the post-test. Pre-tests scores ranged from 60-90 out of possible 100, with a mean score of 73.3%. Post-test scores ranged from 70-95 out of possible 100, with a mean score of 86.1%, an increase of almost 13%. These findings suggest that providing HF education can be successful in increasing nurses' knowledge regarding HF education provided to HF patients prior to discharge from the acute care setting. Acknowledgements

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Cypriot nurses’ knowledge of heart failure self-management principles

Abstract: Results are consistent with previous findings and it is thus under question whether cardiology nurses are properly educating their heart failure patients. Consequently, there is an urgent need for nurses to update their knowledge and enhance their educational skills.

Cited by 17 publications

References 30 publications

Transitions of Care in Heart Failure

Transitions of Care in Heart Failure

Heart failure: A challenging syndrome for health care professionals

Nurses' Knowledge Related to Heart Failure Essentials

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