The Comparison of the Effects of Education Provided by Nurses on the Quality of Life in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in Usual and Home-Visit Cares in Iran
Author(s) -
Hossein Mehralian,
Salehi Shahriar,
Jafar Moghaddasi,
Masoud Amiri,
Hossin Rafiei
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
global journal of health science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9744
pISSN - 1916-9736
DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v6n3p256
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , quality of life (healthcare) , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , hospital discharge , patient education , emergency medicine , nursing
Quality of life (QOL) can be considered as a quality indicator of health care systems and nurses can play an important role to improve QOL in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). The aim of this study was to determine the effects of education provided by nurses on the QOL in patients with CHF in home-visit care compared to usual care.
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