Heart failure (HF) is considered one of the main health problems in the world. This fact draws attention to the need to know and expand discussions about the variables that are correlated to the development of this disease. The objective was to characterize socioeconomic, clinical and cognitive variables of patients with HF. Cross-sectional, quantitative and descriptive study, composed of patients with HF hospi...
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on self-care and Quality of Life (QL) of patients with decompensated Heart Failure (HF) after hospital discharge. This is part of a Randomized Clinical Trial, whose sample was divided into Intervention Group (IG) and Control Group (CG). The IG was monitored and guided by nurses in person and over the phone, with a physical examination, appli...