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Exploring health literacy needs in Chronic obstructive pulmonary

WEBChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a substantial burden for societies, with 251 million cases of COPD worldwide, and the prevalence is increasing.1 The disease poses a high burden on not only the patient, but also on the healthcare system with 30-day hospital readmission rates as high as 23%.2 The personal burden on …

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Home Page: Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and …

WEBHeart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, the official publication of The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Opens in new window , presents original, peer-reviewed articles on techniques, advances, investigations, and observations related to the care of patients with acute and critical illness and patients …

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Nursing research in heart failure care: a position statement of the

WEBNursing research is driven by a vision toward optimizing the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and the community. When considering heart failure (HF), nurse scientists bring a unique perspective of the human condition that contributes greatly to the areas of wellness, disease prevention and management.

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3 Relationship of Health Literacy, Knowledge, and Patient …

WEBThe purpose of the study was to identify factors related to self-management behavior in persons with heart failure (HF). Specifically, we analyzed the relationship of health literacy, patient activation, and heart failure knowledge with self-management behavior. The hypothesis was that in persons with heart failure, self-care behaviors are associated with …

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Quality of life and psychological symptoms in patients with …

WEBThe purpose of this study was to assess the psychological health of patients with PAH and how it may change over time. We conducted a descriptive, correlational study with the following aims: (1) to describe the prevalence of psychological conditions (anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depressive symptoms), and assess the QOL, interpersonal …

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Heart failure symptom clusters and quality of life

WEBA convenience sample of individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of HF was recruited to participate. Potential participants in this cross-sectional study were 18 years of age or older, NYHA functional class 2–4, had been receiving standard therapy for HF for at least 3 months, and were able to speak/read English well enough to provide informed …

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6. The importance of daily weight measurements in heart failure

WEBSelf-care management for heart failure patients represents a vital step in maintaining wellbeing. Due to the complexity of this disease process, healthcare providers have found it necessary to educate patients and families upon admission with the goal of increasing self-efficacy. Educational needs focus on diet, medication regime, activity, smoking …

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Nursing care of the patient hospitalized with heart failure: …

WEBOver 6.5 million adults in the United States (US) have a diagnosis of heart failure (HF), and this prevalence is projected to increase to over 8 million people by 20301. HF is a clinical syndrome with symptoms and/or signs caused by a structural and/or functional cardiac abnormality and corroborated by elevated natriuretic peptide levels …

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What kind of patient education and self-care support do patients …

WEBHeart Failure (HF) is a chronic and debilitating disease. Therefore, maintaining quality of life (QoL) and prevention of rehospitalization by both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions are highly important.1,2 Non-pharmacological interventions include therapy adherence and self-care behavior in which patients …

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The challenge of culturally competent health care: Applications for

WEBTo better serve the increasingly diverse ethnic and racial communities in the United States, health care professionals must develop a knowledge base of cultural health practices. In asthma, a common disease, ethnic minority populations experience poorer outcomes when compared with whites. It is, therefore, imperative that providers have an improved …

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Nursing care of the patient hospitalized with heart failure: A

WEBHeart failure (HF) is a prevalent cardiovascular condition associated with substantial mortality and financial burden. Approximately 6.5 million adults in the United States (US) (1 in 4 people) will develop HF in their lifetime, with projections trending to upwards of 8.5 million people by 20301. HF mortality rates have increased since 2012 for both men and …

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Does race affect readmission to hospital after critical illness

WEBTo examine the influence of race on 7-day hospital readmission rates after discharge of critically ill patients.

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Age and gender differences in physical heart failure symptom …

WEBHeart failure (HF), a global clinical condition affecting 26 million around the world, is characterized by significant rates of costly hospitalizations.1,2 Due to improvements in the use of guideline directed medical therapy, mortality rates from HF have declined but prevalence and associated morbidity continue to rise.1 Physical HF symptoms are …

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Daily weight before 8!

WEBAccurate and timely daily weight monitoring is an integral part of inpatient nursing care for the heart failure population. Nurses on an inpatient cardiac progressive care unit noticed a consistent lack of daily weight monitoring or inaccurate daily weight documentation. Direct care nurses, champions and leaders decided to implement a new performance …

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The New York Heart Association Classes and functional status: …

WEBThe New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classes are used to appraise the status of patients with heart disease and evaluate treatment outcomes in clinical and research settings. Ambiguity exists concerning the construct the Classes represent and the optimal way to capture and interpret the information. This article examines the NYHA Classes …

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Commentary: Critical care nurse burnout, moral distress, and …

WEBFrontline healthcare staff have borne the brunt of the workload providing care for high volumes of ill persons diagnosed with COVID-19 ever since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.1 Nurses providing care in the intensive care unit (ICU) have experienced unprecedented, sustained high volumes of …

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The impact of group-based Tai chi on health-status outcomes …

WEBIn China, ample studies have revealed the favorable effects of Tai chi in reducing BP and enhancing HRQoL for hypertensive patients. However, a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of Tai chi in adults with hypertension in China showed that most randomized controlled studies had a low quality and high risk of bias …

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Are we teaching what patients need to know

WEBHeart failure (HF) self-care requires both knowledge and skill, but little attention has been given to identify how to improve skill in HF self-care. The objective was to assess what self-care skills patients with HF perceive that they need and how they developed the skills needed to perform self-care.

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Modifying perfusion, nutrition, and stress to promote wound …

WEBThis article reviews current knowledge in 3 major areas, perfusion, nutrition, and stress, as it applies to emerging therapies that influence healing of acute (primarily surgical) wounds. Therapies and related interventions are discussed within each major area and are summarized in Tables I, II, and III.

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Improving Compliance in Obtaining Daily Weights for Heart …

WEBBackground: 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure states the effect of HF treatment should be monitored with careful measurement of fluid intake and output, vital signs, body weight that is determined at the same time each day, and clinical signs and symptoms of systemic perfusion and congestion. SOMC elected to ensure …

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Health literacy and quality of life of patients with coronary heart

WEBIt was reported that about 523 million people worldwide suffered from cardiovascular disease in 2019, with 18.6 million deaths, and with coronary heart disease (CHD) accounting for about half of the deaths globally.1 In China, mortality rates for CHD were 121.59/100,000 for urban residents and 130.14/100,000 for rural residents in …

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Reliability and validity of the compliance belief scales among …

WEBBackground: Lack of medication and dietary compliance leads to troublesome symptoms and hospitalization in patients with heart failure. Compliance behaviors are influenced by beliefs about the behavior. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Beliefs about Medication Compliance Scale (BMCS) and the …

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