Transitional care programs improve outcomes for heart failure patients: an integrative review

KD Stamp, MA Machado, NA Allen - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Individuals with heart failure are frequently rehospitalized owing to a lack of
knowledge concerning how to perform their self-care and when to inform their healthcare …

Improving quality of life and decreasing readmissions in heart failure patients in a multidisciplinary transition-to-care clinic

CD Whitaker-Brown, SJ Woods, JB Cornelius… - Heart & Lung, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose was to pilot the feasibility and impact of a 4-week transition-to-care
program on quality of life for heart failure patients. Background The transition from the acute …

Transitions of care in heart failure: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

NM Albert, S Barnason, A Deswal… - Circulation: Heart …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
In patients with heart failure (HF), use of 30-day rehospitalization as a healthcare metric and
increased pressure to provide value-based care compel healthcare providers to improve …

A systematic review of transitional-care strategies to reduce rehospitalization in patients with heart failure

NM Albert - Heart & Lung, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of this review was to evaluate existing transition-of-care models and identify
common themes that may minimize exacerbation and rehospitalization, and improve quality …

Quality of life of individuals with heart failure: a randomized trial of the effectiveness of two models of hospital-to-home transition

MB Harrison, GB Browne, J Roberts, P Tugwell… - Medical care, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Background. The growing number of patients with congestive heart failure has increased
both the pressure on hospital resources and the need for community management of the …

Heart failure care management programs: a review of study interventions and meta-analysis of outcomes

BJ Wakefield, SA Boren, PS Groves… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to describe and
quantify individual interventions used in multicomponent outpatient heart failure …

Effect of nurse‐implemented transitional care for Chinese individuals with chronic heart failure in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial

DSF Yu, DTF Lee, S Stewart… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the effect of nurse‐implemented transitional care (TC) on
readmission and mortality rates in Chinese individuals with chronic heart failure (CHF) in …

The effectiveness of transitional care interventions for adult people with heart failure on patient-centered health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis …

Y Li, MR Fu, J Fang, H Zheng, B Luo - International journal of nursing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Transitional care interventions that bridge the care gap from hospital to home
have proven to be effective in lessening the burden of healthcare systems by reducing …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of nurse-led transitional care interventions for patients with heart failure on healthcare utilization: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

M Li, Y Li, Q Meng, Y Li, X Tian, R Liu, J Fang - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Heart failure (HF) imposes a substantial burden on patients and healthcare
systems. Hospital-to-home transitional care, involving time-limited interventions delivered …

Transitional care interventions to prevent readmissions for persons with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Feltner, CD Jones, CW Cené, ZJ Zheng… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Background: Nearly 25% of patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) are readmitted
within 30 days. Purpose: To assess the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of …