Nurse-led Educational Intervention on Heart Failure Patients

Educational intervention constitutes of a face-to-face session delivered before hospital discharge and outpatient sessions on regular intervals for a total of 6 months. Outpatient sessions in Intervention group 1 constitute of two home-based sessions on months 1 and 3, combined with weekly telephone calls during month 1 and bi-weekly calls during months 2-6. Outpatient sessions in Intervention group-2 constitute of weekly telephone sessions during month 1 and bi-weekly calls during months 2-6. The pre-discharge session will address self-monitoring and health awareness. Education will be provided by in-person discussion and through printed supporting material. Caregiver education will include understanding heart failure and advice on how to support their patient, manage their own health and well-being and how to get help when needed. During outpatient sessions, repeat education will be done and evaluation of implementation of self-care activities.