Main Findings : The results indicate that an intervention involving any human factor principles may nearly double an individual ’s probability of not being readmitted .
Principal Conclusions : Interventions with human factor principles reduce readmissions among HF patients .
Background : Human factors play an important role in health-care outcomes of heart failure ( HF ) patients .
A systematic review and meta- analysis of clinical trial studies on HF hospitalization may yield positive proofs of the beneficial effect of specific care management strategies .
Purpose : To investigate how the 8 guiding principles of choice , rest , environment , activity , trust , interpersonal relationships , outlook , and nutrition reduce HF readmissions .
Long-term implications of a single home-based educational intervention in patients with heart failure.
OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a single home-based educational intervention for patients admitted with heart failure . METHODS There were 106 patients : 42 in the intervention group and 64 in the control group . Patients were r and omly assigned to receive an intervention by nursing staff 1 week after discharge . Primary end points were readmissions , emergency department visits , deaths , costs , and quality of life . RESULTS During the 24-month follow-up , there were fewer mean emergency department visits in the intervention group than in the control group ( .68 vs 2.00 ; P = .000 ) , fewer unplanned readmissions ( .68 vs 1.71 ; P = .000 ) , and lower costs ( € 671.56 = $ 974.63 = GBP598.42 per person vs € 2,154.24 = $ 3,126.01 = GBP1,919.64 ; P = .001 ) . There was a trend toward fewer out-of-hospital deaths ( 14 [ 46.6 % ] vs 31 [ 55.3 % ] ; P = .45 ) and improvement in quality of life . CONCLUSION Patients with heart failure who receive a home-based educational intervention  experience fewer emergency department visits and unplanned readmissions with lower healthcare costs
Main Findings : The results indicate that an intervention involving any human factor principles may nearly double an individual ’s probability of not being readmitted .
Principal Conclusions : Interventions with human factor principles reduce readmissions among HF patients .
Background : Human factors play an important role in health-care outcomes of heart failure ( HF ) patients .
A systematic review and meta- analysis of clinical trial studies on HF hospitalization may yield positive proofs of the beneficial effect of specific care management strategies .
Purpose : To investigate how the 8 guiding principles of choice , rest , environment , activity , trust , interpersonal relationships , outlook , and nutrition reduce HF readmissions .