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 .
A group-based multi-professional education programme for family members of patients with chronic heart failure: effects on knowledge and patients' health care utilization.
OBJECTIVE The aim was to investigate if family members of patients with chronic heart failure ( CHF ) increased knowledge about CHF through a group-based multi-professional educational programme and whether there was an effect on patients ' health care utilization . METHODS Family members ( n=128 ) were r and omly assigned to intervention-group ( IG ) who received CHF education programme or control-group ( CG ) who received information according to hospital routines .  Programme effects were evaluated with CHF knowledge question naire , patient readmissions and number of days hospitalised during 18 months . RESULTS Knowledge about CHF increased in both groups , significantly higher in IG at second assessment ( IG 16±1.9 vs. CG 14.9±2.1 , p=0.006 ) , and knowledge maintained at third assessment . In IG 17 patients were re-admitted at least once and 28 patients in CG due to CHF ( p=0.085 ) . There were no differences in frequency of readmissions or number of days hospitalised . CONCLUSION A group-based multi-professional education programme  increased family members ' knowledge about CHF . Despite this , effect on patient 's health care utilization could not be seen during follow-up period . PRACTICAL IMPLICATION S We suggest that CHF education programmes for family members should be provided at clinics , with information preferably repeated 2 - 3 times during a period of six months to maintain knowledge level
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 .