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 .
High Rates of Sustained Smoking Cessation in Women Hospitalized With Cardiovascular Disease: The Women’s Initiative for Nonsmoking (WINS)
Background —Although men hospitalized with cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) show high smoking-cessation rates , similar data for women are lacking . We tested the efficacy of  smoking-cessation intervention in women hospitalized for CVD . Methods and Results —In this r and omized controlled trial conducted from 1996 to 2001 , 277 women diagnosed with CVD ( mean age 61±10 years ) were r and omly assigned within 1 of 12 San Francisco Bay Area hospitals to a  usual-care group ( UG ; n=135 ) or intervention group  ( IG ; n=142 ) . Baseline histories were obtained , and interviews to ascertain self-reported smoking status occurred at 6 , 12 , 24 , and 30 months after hospitalization . The UG received strong physician ’s advice , a self-help pamphlet , and a list of community re sources . The IG received strong physician ’s advice and a nurse-managed cognitive behavioral relapse-prevention intervention at bedside , with telephone contact at intervals after discharge . The groups were similar demographically and had smoked cigarettes for a median of 38 ( IG ) or 40 ( UG ) years . Time to resumption of continuous smoking was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis , and risk differences between groups were determined . Time smoke-free was significantly greater for the IG than the UG ( P = 0.038 ) . Point prevalence for nonsmoking at the interviews was somewhat greater for the IG than the UG ( P > 0.15 at all times ) . Conclusions —Cognitive behavioral intervention result ed in longer average times to resumption of smoking , but in these 2 groups of older women with limited social and financial re sources , long-term success rates were similar . Systematic identification of smokers and even the brief intervention afforded the UG yielded a high smoking-cessation rate over time
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 .