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- Title
Virtual Group Appointments Improve Outcomes in Veterans with Heart Failure During a Global Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Project.
- Authors
Hansen, Mary P; Stewart, Shannon L; Ensign, Christine; Puckett, Carrie M; Caviness, Sarah
- Abstract
This report on a quality improvement initiative describes a multi-professional approach to improving self-care behaviors and reducing hospitalizations in Veterans with heart failure (HF) by implementing virtual group appointments. Patients with HF are more susceptible to complications related to COVID-19 infection, creating the need for alternative communication methods for patient education during the social isolation and reduced health-care resources brought on by the global pandemic. From March 2020 to June 2021, 57 Veterans participated in 1 of 12 group appointments at the VA Portland Health Care System in Portland, Oregon. Each group was led by a multi-professional team who provided education on self-care behaviors, nutrition, medications, and mental health impacts of HF. Chart reviews and pre-/post-self-care behavior questionnaires showed that the virtual group HF appointments were associated with a decrease in hospitalizations, compared to previous data with the same population, and self-reported self-care behaviors improved from pre- to post-questionnaire. Group appointments offer a unique educational and motivational experience for those with HF and provide the ability to engage with each other during challenging times.
- Subjects
OREGON; HEART failure treatment; EDUCATION of veterans; VETERANS' hospitals; VIRTUAL reality; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; PATIENT readmissions; NUTRITION education; PRE-tests &; post-tests; HEALTH behavior; QUALITY assurance; HEALTH care teams; DECISION making; MEDICAL records; QUESTIONNAIRES; HOSPITAL care; PATIENT education; PATIENT-professional relations; COVID-19 pandemic; HEART failure; HEALTH self-care; GROUP process; TELEMEDICINE
- Publication
Creative Nursing, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 2, p223
- ISSN
1078-4535
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10784535231195490