Improving Outcomes in Heart Failure: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Author:
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Debra K. Moser and Barbara Riegel (Eds.)
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Publisher:
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Aspen Publishers, Inc.
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Publication Date:
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2001
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Edition:
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First
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Binding:
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Hardcover
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Category:
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Disease-specific > Myocardial Infraction / Congestive Heart Failure
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Description:
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Improving Outcomes in Health Failure examines congestive heart failure and the impact of the disease. Given new advances in treatment and management, the editors have provided a succinct review of the issues that affect the disease. The book covers a variety of topics related to congestive heart failure, including but not limited to quality of life and compliance/adherence. The book consists of 21 chapters:
Chapter 1: Epidemiology of Heart Failure
Chapter 2: Heart-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Heart
Failure: A Conceptual Model
Chapter 3: Managing Heart Failure: Economic Impact and
Outcomes
Chapter 4: Impact of Pharmacologic Therapy on Health-Related
Quality of Life in Heart Failure: Findings
from Clinical Trials
Chapter 5: Impact of Surgical Therapy on Quality of Life in
Heart Failure
Chapter 6: Impact of Nonpharmacologic Therapy on Quality
of Life in Heart Failure
Chapter 7: Nutritional Management of the Patient with Heart
Failure
Chapter 8: Exercise in Heart Failure
Chapter 9: Risk Factor Modification in Heart Failure
Chapter 10: Biobehavioral Therapy in the Management of
Patients with Heart Failure
Chapter 11: Extent of the Problem of Noncompliance in
Patients with Heart Failure
Chapter 12: Heart Failure Patients and Family Education
Chapter 13: Supportive Resources for the Patient with Heart
Failure
Chapter 14: Transitioning Heart Care to the Family
Chapter 15: Outcomes Measurement in Heart Failure
Chapter 16: Heart Failure Disease Management Models
Chapter 17: Community Case Management Models of Heart
Failure Care
Chapter 18: The Clinic Model of Heart Failure Care
Chapter 19: Telephonic Case Management Models of Heart
Failure Care
Chapter 20: Multidisciplinary Disease Management Models of
Heart Failure Care
Chapter 21: Summary and the Future of Heart Failure Care
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Types of Information or
Instruments:
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The book contains information for several instruments. Listed
are a few examples of the measurements mentioned in the book:
SF Form-36 (SF-36), Chronic Heart Failure Questionnaire, Mini
Mental State Examination (MMSE), Canadian Cardiovascular
Society Functional Classification, Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), and Heart Condition Assessment.
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Quantity of Instruments:
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There are 27 instruments referenced in the volume.
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Quality of Instrument Descriptions:
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This book contains a checklist for identifying and selecting outcome measures. It gives researchers questions to consider when selecting an outcome measure. The volume identifies a variety of instruments useful in measuring congestive heart failure in patients and the impact.
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Quality of Psychometric
Information:
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The instruments’ descriptions include the number of items, reliability, test-retest reliability, validity, and administration information for the instruments.
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Scale Accessibility:
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The book does provide full scales.
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Book Provides Actual Scale
Items:
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This book does contain actual scale items.
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User-friendly Navigation:
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The book is user friendly.
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Other Types of Information:
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In order to support heart failure outcomes measurement, Chapter 15 contains a list of websites and book references for further research.
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Hints:
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A list of sources for each chapter and an index are provided.
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