Swiss Interdisciplinary Management Programme for Heart Failure (SWIM-HF): A randomised controlled trial study of an outpatient inter-professional management programme for heart failure patients in Switzerland | Zendy

ME Leventhal | Zendy; Kris Denhaerynck | Zendy; HansPeter BrunnerLa Rocca | Zendy; Bernard Burnand | Zendy; A Conca-Zeller | Zendy; AT Bernasconi | Zendy; Romy Mahrer Imhof | Zendy; Erika Sivarajan Froelicher | Zendy; Sabina De Geest | Zendy

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Swiss Interdisciplinary Management Programme for Heart Failure (SWIM-HF): A randomised controlled trial study of an outpatient inter-professional management programme for heart failure patients in Switzerland

Author(s) -

ME Leventhal,

Kris Denhaerynck,

HansPeter BrunnerLa Rocca,

Bernard Burnand,

A Conca-Zeller,

AT Bernasconi,

Romy Mahrer Imhof,

Erika Sivarajan Froelicher,

Sabina De Geest

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2011.13171

Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , management of heart failure , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine

International guidelines for heart failure (HF) care recommend the implementation of inter-professional disease management programmes. To date, no such programme has been tested in Switzerland. The aim of this randomised controlled trial (RCT) was to test the effect on hospitalisation, mortality and quality of life of an adult ambulatory disease management programme for patients with HF in Switzerland

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