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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 …

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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 …

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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 , …

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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 …

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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) …

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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 …

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A health education booklet and telephone follow-ups can …

WEBAccording to various studies, the contents of HF education cover quite a few topics. Among these topics, self-management strategies such as a low-sodium diet, weight and symptoms monitoring, adherence to a treatment regimen, and appropriate physical exercise are particularly emphasized.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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21. Weighing In on the facts: Best practices in daily weight …

WEBIf you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten. When our Heart Failure (HF) Department was struggling with poor documentation of daily weights, they decided to turn to the evidence. They knew that daily weight monitoring is an important tool in the management of HF patients. A random audit revealed that only 86% of HF …

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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 …

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Heart & Lung

WEBregarding COPD, and guidelines and the majority of proposed approaches to chronic care have neglected to address health literacy as a potential mechanism in COPD management.3,20 22 Although, research …

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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. …

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Understanding the role of educational interventions on medication

WEBHypertension is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure of the arteries is elevated. It is diagnosed when there is persistent rise (measured on two occasions) of …

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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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Does thiamine supplementation affect heart failure

WEBHeart failure (HF) is a pathophysiological condition where decreased cardiac output is observed after any structural deformity or cessation of normal function.1 HF is …

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Nurses's knowledge of heart failure education principles

WEBObjective: The goal of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge of heart failure (HF) self-management education principles. Design: The study was exploratory and …

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Validity and reliability of the NYHA classes for measuring research

WEBThe New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system was developed to help physicians in clinical practice evaluate the effect of cardiac symptoms …

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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 …

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Effects of ventilatory bundles on patient outcomes among ICU …

WEBPatients on mechanical ventilation (MV) are a vulnerable group because of their serious disease conditions, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains one of the most …

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Effects of Tai Chi exercise on cardiovascular disease risk factors …

WEBHypertension is a global health concern and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD).1 The latest estimated global prevalence of adults with hypertension is 1.13 billion, and is tending to increase.2 As the leading factor in the overall global burden of disease,3 hypertension is associated with a high prevalence of risk …

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