Improvement in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Scores After a Self-Care Intervention in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Discharged From the Emergency Department.
William B StubblefieldCathy A JenkinsDandan LiuAlan B StorrowJohn A SpertusPeter S PangPhillip D LevyJaved ButlerAnna Marie ChangDouglas CharDeborah B DiercksGregory J FermannJin H HanBrian C HiestandChristopher J HoganYosef KhanSangil LeeJoAnn M LindenfeldCandace D McNaughtonKaren MillerW Frank PeacockJon W SchrockWesley H SelfAdam J SingerSarah A SterlingSean P CollinsPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes (2021)
In this secondary analysis, patients with acute heart failure who received a tailored, self-care intervention after emergency department discharge had clinically significant improvements in health status at 30 days compared with structured usual care largely due to improvements within the symptom frequency and quality of life subdomains of the KCCQ-12. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02519283.