WebIntroduction. Heart failure (HF) affects more than five million adults (12% of older adults) in the United States. 1 For patients, the symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, depression, poor memory, and impaired sleep make HF burdensome. 2 Symptoms drive hospitalization: one in four HF patients is readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of hospital discharge, … WebThe Dutch HF Knowledge Scale is a self-administered multiple-choice questionnaire with 15 items including HF knowledge in general, knowledge on treatment and HF symptom …
Leveraging Home Health Aides to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure …
WebThe Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale is a 15-item multiple choice, self-administered questionnaire that meas - ures HF knowledge in general, knowledge of HF treatment, and HF symptoms and recognition. 23 The scale has a maxi-mum summary score of 15 (indicating optimal knowledge) and a minimum score of 0 (indicating no knowledge). The WebNov 7, 2024 · Results: Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale reliability was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient, item-total score correlation, and test … taren white gallery
Development and testing of the Dutch Heart Failure …
WebJul 29, 2024 · Evaluate the knowledge of patients with HF about the disease, treatment, symptoms and its recognition. Methods. Was developed a quantitative, cross-sectional, … WebDec 18, 2014 · The Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale [ 47] consists of 15 multiple choice questions about knowledge of HF in general (4 items), HF treatment (6 items) and symptom/symptom recognition (5 items). A score of one was given for each correct answer and zero was given for incorrect answers. WebBackground: Heart failure affects more than 6 million Americans and an estimated 23 million people worldwide.Inadequate self-care is associated with readmissions and are identified as a marker for poor health outcomes. Nurse-led heart failure inpatient hospital education has been demonstrated to improve knowledge, self-care behaviors and in some … taren weyer