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 .
The effect of a tailored message intervention on heart failure readmission rates, quality of life, and benefit and barrier beliefs in persons with heart failure.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a tailored message intervention on heart failure readmission rates , quality of life , and health beliefs in persons with heart failure ( HF ) . DESIGN This r and omized control trial provided a tailored message intervention during hospitalization and 1 week and 1 month after discharge . Theoretic framework The organizing framework was the Health Belief Model . SUBJECTS Seventy persons with a primary diagnosis of chronic HF were included in the study . RESULTS HF readmission rates and quality of life did not significantly differ between the treatment and control groups . Health beliefs , except for benefits of medications , significantly changed from baseline in the treatment group in directions posited by the Health Belief Model . CONCLUSIONS A tailored message intervention changed the beliefs of the person with HF in regard to the benefits and barriers of taking medications , following a sodium-restricted diet , and self-monitoring for signs of fluid overload . Future research is needed to explore the effect of health belief changes on actual self-care behaviors
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 .