title: Development and testing of a caring-based intervention for older adults with heart failure.
abstract: The clinical and cost burdens of heart failure (HF) continue to rise, creating an immediate need for cost-effective interventions geared toward improving health outcomes. This article describes the development and testing of a caring-based nursing intervention for older adults with advanced HF who have been recently discharged from acute care. The developmental process and components of the intervention are presented. A methodology for testing the intervention is also introduced. Through a phased development process including research, this intervention can be refined and used to guide clinicians, administrators, and policymakers in the provision of high-quality care to older adults with HF.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA. duffy@cua.edu
authors.forename: Joanne R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: Lois M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hoskins
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dudley-Brown
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration; D004645:Empathy; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013689:Telephone