1. Knowledge about heart failure and self-care persists following outpatient programme- a prospective cohort study from the Faroe Islands.
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Róin T, Á Lakjuni K, Kyhl K, Thomsen J, Veyhe AS, Róin Á, Jan R, and Marin S
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- Aged, Ambulatory Care statistics & numerical data, Denmark, Educational Status, Female, Heart Failure psychology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Education as Topic statistics & numerical data, Prospective Studies, Self Care statistics & numerical data, Surveys and Questionnaires, Ambulatory Care methods, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Heart Failure therapy, Self Care psychology
- Abstract
Objectives : Longer life expectancies imply increased prevalence of heart failure. Blittle is known about the maintenance of disease specific knowledge following patient education. Our aim was to investigate if self-care and heart failure knowledge persists at 9 month follow up among patients with heart failure after an outpatient programme in the Faroe Islands. Methods : A prospective cohort study with patients recently diagnosed with heart failure were recruited and evaluated by questionnaire at baseline, after 3 and 9 months using The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale and the Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale. Clinical and demographic information was collected. Results : Seven (15%) women and 40 (85%) men with heart failure and NYHA > 2 were included. There was an overall improvement in patients' self-care from baseline 25 (8) to 3 months 15 (5) and to 9 months (16 (45); both p < 0.001). Mean knowledge score 10 (3) improved to 13 (2) at 3 months and 12 (2) at 9 months (both p < 0.001). Conclusions : Disease specific patient education is applicable to heart failure patients, which can produce persistent improvements in self-care and knowledge after multidisciplinary outpatient programme. Practice Implications : Multidisciplinary outpatient programmes are beneficial for patients with heart failure and alters disease specific knowledge and self-care.
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- 2019
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