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Transitional Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: An Integrative Review

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  • Hai Mai Ba

    (Department of Nursing, Gachon University Graduate School, Incheon 21936, Korea)

  • Youn-Jung Son

    (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea)

  • Kyounghoon Lee

    (College of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea)

  • Bo-Hwan Kim

    (Cardiovascular Research Institute, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea
    College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Korea)

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a life-limiting illness and presents as a gradual functional decline with intermittent episodes of acute deterioration and some recovery. In addition, HF often occurs in conjunction with other chronic diseases, resulting in complex comorbidities. Hospital readmissions for HF, including emergency department (ED) visits, are considered preventable. Majority of the patients with HF are often discharged early in the recovery period with inadequate self-care instructions. To address these issues, transitional care interventions have been implemented with the common objective of reducing the rate of hospital readmission, including ED visits. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the benefits and adverse effects of transitional care interventions on clinical outcomes and patient-related outcomes of patients with HF. This integrative review aims to identify the components of transitional care interventions and the effectiveness of these interventions in improving health outcomes of patients with HF. Five databases were searched from January 2000 to December 2019, and 25 articles were included.

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  • Hai Mai Ba & Youn-Jung Son & Kyounghoon Lee & Bo-Hwan Kim, 2020. "Transitional Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: An Integrative Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:8:p:2925-:d:349555
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    Cited by:

    1. Moonseong Heo & Kevin Taaffe & Ankita Ghadshi & Leigh D. Teague & Jeffrey Watts & Snehal S. Lopes & Peter Tilkemeier & Alain H. Litwin, 2023. "Effectiveness of Transitional Care Program among High-Risk Discharged Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study on Saving Costs, Post-Discharge Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(23), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Youn-Jung Son & JiYeon Choi & Hyeon-Ju Lee, 2020. "Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Heart Failure Self-Care Education on Health Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-14, September.

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