TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of an evidence-based scoring system (HF-IS) to assess the quality of heart failure programmes for patients postdischarge from hospital
AU - Driscoll, Andrea
AU - Tonkin, Andrew
AU - Stewart, Andrew
AU - Thompson, David
AU - Worrall-Carter, Linda
AU - Riegel, Barbara
AU - Hare, David
AU - Davidson, Patricia
AU - Stewart, Simon
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Aim
The aim of this study was to develop a potential scoring algorithm for interventions in a chronic heart failure management programme a?? the Heart Failure Intervention Score a?? to facilitate quality improvement and programme auditing.
Background
The overall efficacy of chronic heart failure management programmes has been demonstrated in several meta-analyses. However, meta-analyses did not determine individual interventions in a programme that resulted in beneficial patient outcomes.
AB - Aim
The aim of this study was to develop a potential scoring algorithm for interventions in a chronic heart failure management programme a?? the Heart Failure Intervention Score a?? to facilitate quality improvement and programme auditing.
Background
The overall efficacy of chronic heart failure management programmes has been demonstrated in several meta-analyses. However, meta-analyses did not determine individual interventions in a programme that resulted in beneficial patient outcomes.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03687.x/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03687.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03687.x
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 3011
EP - 3019
JO - Journal of Clinical Nursing
JF - Journal of Clinical Nursing
SN - 0962-1067
IS - 21-22
ER -