However , there were no consistent relationships observed between intervention characteristics and the effects of interventions .
Most trials review ed demonstrated a beneficial impact of nursing interventions for secondary prevention in patients with CAD or heart failure .
OBJECTIVE This systematic review of recent r and omized trials was conducted to determine if cardiovascular nursing interventions improve outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease ( CAD ) and /or heart failure .
Effect of behavioral management on quality of life in mild heart failure: a randomized controlled trial.
There has been a lack of research regarding nonpharmacologic interventions in heart failure . The objective was to determine the effect of behavioral management on health related quality of life ( HRQL ) in patients with heart failure . Participants ( N = 116 ) were r and omly assigned to one of two groups : usual care for heart failure ( n = 58 ) and the 15-week behavioral management program ( n = 58 ) . Outcomes included exercise performance ( 6-min walk ) , physical and mental functioning ( SF-36 ) , general health perceptions ( SF-36 ) , and disease specific HRQL ( Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Question naire-MLHF ) . Outcomes were assessed at baseline , 4 , 10 and 16 months . Participants were mostly male ( 95 % ) and Caucasian ( 75 % ) , with a mean age of 67 years ( S.D. = 10 ) . Intervention patients showed significantly improved self-reported disease specific HRQL ( MLHF physical dimension scores ) over time compared to control patients . There were no group differences in exercise performance , physical functioning , mental functioning or general health perceptions
However , there were no consistent relationships observed between intervention characteristics and the effects of interventions .
Most trials review ed demonstrated a beneficial impact of nursing interventions for secondary prevention in patients with CAD or heart failure .
OBJECTIVE This systematic review of recent r and omized trials was conducted to determine if cardiovascular nursing interventions improve outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease ( CAD ) and /or heart failure .