BMJ 2005;331 (20 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7514.0
Telephone education reduces readmission for chronic heart failure
Telephone intervention by nurses given to people with chronic heart failure reduces hospital readmissions for heart failure. In a randomised controlled trial by the GESICA Investigators (p 425) 760 people received education, counselling, and monitoring by telephone plus usual care, and 758 people received usual care. Patients in the intervention group were significantly less likely to be readmitted to hospital with worsening heart failure (relative risk reduction 29%, P = 0.005) and had a better quality of life than the control group. Mortality was similar in both groups.
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