Mobile phones are becoming an increasingly important platform for the delivery of health
interventions. In recent years, researchers have used mobile phones as tools for …

Self-care is advocated as a method of improving outcomes from heart failure (HF), the final
common pathway for several prevalent illnesses, including hypertension and coronary artery …

Objectives: This study assessed the comparative frequency of precipitating clinical factors
leading to hospitalization among heart failure (HF) patients with reduced, borderline, and …

We sought to examine the relationship between health literacy and knowledge of disease
among patients with a chronic disease. A total of 653 new Medicare enrollees aged 65 years …

Background: Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in adults in
Brazil. However, most of the available data is limited to unicenter registries. The BREATHE …

Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are global epidemics
incurring significant morbidity and mortality. The combination presents many diagnostic …

Objectives: We studied the impact of noncardiac comorbidity on potentially preventable
hospitalizations and mortality in elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) …

Background Few studies have examined factors identified as contributing to heart failure
(HF) hospitalization, and, to our knowledge, none has explored their relationship to length of …

Background: Heart failure is an escalating health problem around the world. Despite
significant scientific advances, heart failure patients experience multiple physical and …

Objectives: To determine whether specialist nurse intervention improves outcome in patients
with chronic heart failure. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Acute medical …