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Trial reportNursing & health sciences2026

Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention With Home Visits and Telephone Follow-Up on Knowledge and Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Cleidinaldo Ribeiro de Goes Marques, Eduesley Santana Santos, Luciane Souza da Silva, Eryck Araujo de Castro Guimarães, Tarcisio Gois Dos Santos, Vinícius Barbosa Dos Santos Sales, Wanessa Alves Silva, Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa

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Trial report in Nursing & health sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cleidinaldo Ribeiro de Goes MarquesHealth Education Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-1112
Eduesley Santana SantosFederal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8545-5677
Luciane Souza da SilvaHealth Education Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, Brazil.
Eryck Araujo de Castro GuimarãesNursing Department, Tiradentes University, Aracaju, Brazil.
Tarcisio Gois Dos SantosNurse Anesthesia Student Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Vinícius Barbosa Dos Santos SalesFederal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0697-395X
Wanessa Alves SilvaNursing Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, Brazil.
Antônio Carlos Sobral SousaHealth Education Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases, particularly heart failure (HF), are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Limited patient knowledge about HF is associated with poor treatment adherence and worse health outcomes, emphasizing the importance of educational interventions. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of a nurse-led educational intervention combining home visits and telephone follow-up on patients' knowledge and quality of life (QoL). Conducted in six Brazilian hospitals, the study included 120 patients hospitalized with decompensated HF and randomly assigned to a control group (CG) or an intervention group (IG). The IG received structured education at discharge, followed by home visits on days 7, 30, and 60 and telephone follow-up on days 15 and 45, while the CG received usual care. Outcomes were assessed at 60 days. At this time point, adequate HF knowledge was observed in 82% of patients in the IG compared with 38% in the CG, and good QoL in 73% versus 33%, respectively (p < 0.001). The intervention was effective in improving knowledge and QoL in patients with HF.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHeart FailureHouse CallsPatient Education as TopicQuality of LifeAdherence InterventionsAgedAged, 80 and overBrazilFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedTelephonehealth educationheart failureknowledgenursing carequality of life

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PMID41699990
PMCPMC12910257

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