Prescribing and Conducting Non-Pharmacological Management of Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure Admitted to a University Hospital Emergency

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Joelza Chisté Linhares²  Graziella Badin Aliti¹  Raquel Azevedo Castro¹  Eneida Rejane Rabelo² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Escola de EnfermagemRS ,Brazil

关键词: Heart Failure;    Nursing Care;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Insuficiência Cardíaca;    Cuidados de Enfermagem;    Estudos Transversais;    Insuficiencia Cardíaca;    Atención de Enfermería;    Estudios Transversales;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692010000600015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the prescription of non-pharmacological management of patients with heart failure attending the emergency care of a hospital and the effectiveness of the practice. 256 patients aged 63±13 years, 153 (60%) men, participated in the research. The most commonly prescribed non-pharmacological treatment was sodium restriction, 240 (95%), followed by weight control, 135 (53%). Fluid restriction and fluid balance were the least commonly prescribed treatments, 95 (37%) and 72 (28%), respectively. Only 38 (54%) of balances, 89 (67%) of weight controls and 69 (57%) of diuresis controls were performed. Concerning patients’ previous knowledge of the treatments, 229 (90%) were advised to restrict salt intake, and 163 (64%) were advised to restrict fluid intake. Weight control was the least commonly known care, 117 (46%). Except for salt control, the other treatments were prescribed in slightly more than half of the samples, and were ineffective.

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