Effect of Discharge Education on Quality of Life and Hospital Readmission in Patients with Heart Failure: Is It Effective?

Background: A relatively common disease, congestive heart failure has a significant effect on the quality of life. Given that hospital admission is an important problem in patients afflicted with congestive heart failure, we sought to evaluate the effect of discharge education on the quality of life...

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Main Authors: Seddigheh Fayyazi, Shahla Beigi, Mohammad Alasti, Ahmad Reza Assareh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-07-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/10377.pdf&manuscript_id=10377