The effective management of patients with congestive heart failure in long term home care setting s is important in reducing rehospitalization , emergency department visits and improving quality of life .
Congestive heart failure results in clinical signs of edema , shortness of breath , and decreased quality of life .
Telehealth interventions following hospital discharge in various setting s have been reported in the published literature as having an impact on decreasing emergency department visits , rehospitalization and quality of life .
Low‐Technology Heart Failure Care in Home Health: Improving Patient Outcomes
This article reports a study that pilot tested the effectiveness of a low-technology structured intervention to st and ardize home healthcare management of patients with heart failure ( HF ) within a home health agency ( HHA ) . The purpose of this study was to use low-technology equipment to improve care for patients with HF enrolled in a home health agency . The 9-week intervention was targeted toward the home health nurses and included telephone and home visits , a teaching tool , digital scales , and a log/notebook filled out by the patients in the study . Patient outcomes included decreased rehospitalization , decreased symptoms of HF , and increased quality of life
The effective management of patients with congestive heart failure in long term home care setting s is important in reducing rehospitalization , emergency department visits and improving quality of life .
Congestive heart failure results in clinical signs of edema , shortness of breath , and decreased quality of life .
Telehealth interventions following hospital discharge in various setting s have been reported in the published literature as having an impact on decreasing emergency department visits , rehospitalization and quality of life .