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Using video education to improve outcomes in heart failure
Kimone R Y Reid1, Kathryn Reid2, Jill Howie Esquivel1
1University of Virginia School of Nursing, P.O. Box 800782, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0782, United States.
Background:
Heart Failure (HF) guidelines recommend HF self-care education. An optimal method of educating HF patients does not currently exist.
Objectives:
To evaluate the effectiveness of supplementing usual HF education with video education and evaluate patients' satisfaction with video education.
Methods:
A mixed methods design was used. A convenience sample of 70 patients was recruited from an academic medical center. Participants completed the Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test and the Self-care of Heart Failure Index before and after receiving video education, to measure HF knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-care respectively. Video usage and satisfaction with video education data were collected. All-cause 30-day readmissions data were compared to a historical group.
Results:
HF knowledge and self-care maintenance scores increased significantly. Self-efficacy, self-care management and all-cause 30-day readmissions did not significantly improve. Most HF patients were highly satisfied.
Conclusion:
Supplementing usual HF education with VE was associated with improved HF knowledge and self-care maintenance.
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