Transitional care from the hospital to the home in heart failure: implementation of best practices

ABSTRACT Objectives: Assess the compliance of the implementation of better evidence in the transitional care of the person with heart failure from the hospital to the home. Methods: Evidence implementation project according to the JBI methodology in a cardiology hospital in São Paulo. Six criteria...

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Main Authors: Michele Nakahara-Melo (Author), Ana Paula da Conceição (Author), Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz (Author), Vilanice Alves de Araújo Püschel (Author)
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objectives: Assess the compliance of the implementation of better evidence in the transitional care of the person with heart failure from the hospital to the home. Methods: Evidence implementation project according to the JBI methodology in a cardiology hospital in São Paulo. Six criteria were audited before and after implementing strategies to increase compliance with best practices. 14 nurses and 22 patients participated in the audits. Results: In the baseline audit, compliance was null with five of the six criteria. Strategies: training of nurses; reformulation of the hospital discharge form and guidance on self-care in care contexts; and making telephone contact on the 7th, 14th and 21st days after discharge. In the follow-up audit, there was 100% compliance with five of the six criteria. Conclusion: The project made it possible to increase the compliance of transitional care practices in people with heart failure with the recommendations based on the best evidence.
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10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0123