title: A randomized controlled trial of a discharge nursing intervention to promote self-regulation of care for early discharge interventional cardiology patients.
abstract: This randomized controlled trial examined a discharge nursing intervention aimed at promoting self-regulation of care for early discharge interventional cardiology patients. The purpose of this study was to compare medication adherence, patient satisfaction, use of urgent care, and illness perception in patients with cardiovascular disease undergoing interventional revascularization procedures who receive usual care and those who receive a discharge nursing intervention.
authors.affiliation: Yvonne Munn Research Center for Nursing at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. gouldkc@bc.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen Ahern
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012648:Self Care; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome