Participants. 300 patients diagnosed with heart failure. Intervention. Monthly home visits with i... more Participants. 300 patients diagnosed with heart failure. Intervention. Monthly home visits with intercalated phone calls from very well trained nursing staff to provide education on the illness and treatments, optimise therapy compliance, and inform on selfmonitoring and management (especially early detection and treatment of decompensation). Main measurements. Combined variable of mortality for cardiovascular reasons and rehospitalisation due to heart failure (via Casualty and/or Admissions) at 1 year. Health-related quality of life. Discussion. Open study, as it is impossible to mask the intervention. The home intervention is not too complex and is easily performed by well-trained health professionals. Its use could be generalised, if a clinically relevant degree of efficacy was shown.
Participants. 300 patients diagnosed with heart failure. Intervention. Monthly home visits with i... more Participants. 300 patients diagnosed with heart failure. Intervention. Monthly home visits with intercalated phone calls from very well trained nursing staff to provide education on the illness and treatments, optimise therapy compliance, and inform on selfmonitoring and management (especially early detection and treatment of decompensation). Main measurements. Combined variable of mortality for cardiovascular reasons and rehospitalisation due to heart failure (via Casualty and/or Admissions) at 1 year. Health-related quality of life. Discussion. Open study, as it is impossible to mask the intervention. The home intervention is not too complex and is easily performed by well-trained health professionals. Its use could be generalised, if a clinically relevant degree of efficacy was shown.
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