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Effects of a nurse directed patient education program on quality of life and functional capacity of patients with heart failure
MH Buckley - 2011 - Living with heart failure (HF) threatens quality of life (QOL) and functional capacity. Primary care nurse providers pay a key role in reducing risk factors for heart failure patients. Patient education focusing on lifestyle modification provided to HF patients may increase the QOL ...
Living with heart failure (HF) threatens quality of life (QOL) and functional capacity. Primary care nurse providers pay a key role in reducing risk factors for heart failure patients. Patient education focusing on lifestyle modification provided to HF patients may increase the QOL and functional capacity (Kutzleb & Reiner, 2006). The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a nurse directed patient education program on heart failure on QOL and functional capacity. The conceptual framework is QOL (Ferrans & Powers, 1992). The sample will include 80 patients diagnosed with HF who participate in follow-up care at a Midwest outpatient cardiology clinic managed by a medical physician with a specialty in cardiology and a cardiac nurse specialist and educator. The QOL Index-Cardiac IV tool (Ferrans & Powers, 1992) will measure dimensions of QOL. Functional capacity will be measured by using the 6-minute walk test. Findings will provide information about the impact of a nurse directed patient education program on QOL and functional capacity of Atients with HF.Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306
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