dc.contributor.advisor | Behan, Deborah | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Myers-Griffin, Vicki D. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Hough, Helen | en_US |
dc.contributor.other | Maldonado, Yolanda Muniz | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-11T20:58:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-11T20:58:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-05-03 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10106/27527 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has identified heart failure has a
major health concern in the United States. There are 5.7 million Americans currently diagnosed
with HF, with 550,000 cases annually. The total cost to manage HF is predicted to reach $69.5
billion, with 30-day hospital readmission as the greatest financial expenditure. The lack of
patient education was noted as weakness for many healthcare organizations leading to an
increase in hospital readmission. The urgency to manage HF more effectively has resulted in
regulatory policies requiring healthcare providers and organizations to improve self-care HF
management. Methods: An education bundle was created for HF patients and presented by a
Nurse Practitioner, a Pharmacist, and a Registered Dietician. Patients were invited to attend the
special educational sessions from a hospital generated list of HF patients with 1 or more 30-day
readmission post hospital discharge. Results: The 3 participants who completed the program
showed an increase in the total score in each of the 3 sections of the SCHIF V6.2 questionnaire
in self-care behavior (6.3), self-care management (5.3) and self-care confidence (5.7), and were
able to avoid hospital readmission at 30, 60 and 90 days. Conclusion: The HF education bundle
has been shown to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention in the management of HF
disease. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | Heart failure -- hospital readmissions | en_US |
dc.subject | Heart failure -- patient education | en_US |
dc.subject | Heart failure -- self-care behavior -- patient | en_US |
dc.subject | Evidence-based project | en_US |
dc.title | Heart Failure Education Bundle to Improve Self-Care And Reduce Hospital Readmission | en_US |
dc.type | DNP Project | en_US |
dc.publisher.department | College of Nursing, The University of Texas at Arlington | en_US |