Survival and hospitalization in a nurse-led domiciliary intervention for elderly heart failure patients
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2008
abstract:
Aim. Heart failure in the elderly population represents a complex clinical situation associated with frequent hospitalizations and numerous comorbidities. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of domiciliary-based nurse-led strategy in a group of elderly patients affected by heart failure who were regularly seen at outpatient heart failure clinic (HFC).
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
domiciliary-based strategy; elderly; heart failure; nursing