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

Hai Mai Ba, Youn-Jung Son, Kyounghoon Lee and Bo-Hwan Kim
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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
Bo-Hwan Kim: Cardiovascular Research Institute, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-18

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.

Keywords: heart failure; integrative review; transitional care intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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