A collaborative program for cardiovascular patient follow-up.
Transitions from one health care system to another are common, but they can affect coordination of care and measurement of patient outcomes. In this project, a community hospital and a tertiary center collaborated to obtain follow-up information on patients 30 days after they underwent cardiac catheterization and revascularization. Results show that patients experienced similar physical and emotional concerns regardless of diagnosis or procedure. Although the intent was to gather information, nurses also provided education and arranged services for patients. This project has implications for the development of collaborative interventions to improve care for patients after undergoing coronary procedures.
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Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
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D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000451:nursing; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000451:nursing; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States