Evaluating Teach Back as a Method for Improving Self-Care Behaviours in Heart Failure Patients

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2011

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2013

Conditions
Heart Failure
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Teach Back method of patient discharge teaching

Trained nurses will provide Teach Back to the intervention group. Appendix D lists the four questions that will be used in this study to confirm the patient's understanding. The nurses' training will focus on the concepts of Teach Back, provide coaching and guidance on how to use it as well as review the principles of conducting research. Role play will be a feature in the education sessions to improve the nurses' comfort level

Trial Locations (1)

M5B 1W8

St. Michael's, Toronto

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Unity Health Toronto

OTHER

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