Success with heart failure

ConclusionsEducating heart failure patients in a small group expands their knowledge of self-management. Patient's benefit from ongoing support to self manages heart failure.ResultsA total of 34 participants were enrolled In 4 different classes. Of the 34 participants enrolled, 5 dropped out. The remaining 29 heart failure participants showed improvement in their knowledge of signs and symptoms of heart failure. The majority of participants noted that they had: increased the number of days per week they weighed themselves, increased their compliance of medications, increased monitoring a low sodium intake, increased stress reduction techniques, and increased daily exercise. Initially, participants perceived that it was ok to skip their diuretic occasionally if they did not have any signs of fluid. In addition, a low sodium diet was perceived as a no added salt diet.
Source: Heart and Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research