Chronic heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
(Intervention group) Nurse-led patients education, counseling, home visit once per 2 weeks for 2 months, and monthly telephone contact for 4 months
(Usual care group) follow-up in clinic
Sponsors
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with heart failure - patients with heart failure discharged from hospital - patients with obtained informed consent - patients with cognitive function to participate in this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Telephone contact not available
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prognosis(mortality, readmission due to heart failure) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological status(depression, anxiety) QOL | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroyuki Tsutsui
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Outcome results
None listed