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Reduced Readmission and Increased Patient Satisfaction in Post-Cardiac Arrhythmia Ablation: A Randomized Pilot Study
Kristin A Bott1, Suzanne J Rose, Millicent M Malcolm
1University of Connecticut, Storrs (Drs Bott, Malcolm, and Shellman); and Department of Research and Discovery, Stamford Health, Stamford, Connecticut (Dr Rose).
Background:
Hospital readmissions within 30 days post-cardiac arrhythmia ablation are typically related to postoperative complications and arrhythmia recurrence and considered mostly preventable.
Purpose:
To evaluate the impact of a cardiac ablation patient education program on hospital readmissions and patient satisfaction.
Methods:
An education intervention was established for patients who underwent cardiac ablation based on the Project RED framework. Hospital readmissions rates 30 days postprocedure and satisfaction via a single-blinded posttest design were assessed to evaluate the program.
Results:
Those in the intervention group had a significantly lower rate of 30-day readmissions (7.1% vs 53.3%, P = .014). A large magnitude of effect and higher total patient satisfaction scores were also seen in the intervention group ( M = 633, SD = 78) than in the control group ( M = 508, SD = 137, P = .005).
Conclusions:
Results of this study support the implementation of an enhanced cardiac arrhythmia patient education intervention with consideration of identified facilitators and barriers.
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