Discharge Education of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Reduces Re-hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Enrollment
- 134
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- total number of days hospitalized
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Although interventions combining patient education and postdischarge management have demonstrated benefits in patients with chronic heart failure, the benefit attributable to patient education alone is not known. The investigators hypothesized that a patient discharge education program would improve clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.
Detailed Description
Although interventions combining patient education and postdischarge management have demonstrated benefits in patients with chronic heart failure, the benefit attributable to patient education of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine is not known. The investigators hypothesized that a patient discharge education of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine program would improve clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Candidates for this study were admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of heart failure and documented left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction\<0.40).
Exclusion Criteria
- •CKD4 and CKD5
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
total number of days hospitalized
Time Frame: 84 days
total number of days hospitalized in the 84-day follow-up period.