Impact of nurse-led interprofessional work in older patients with heart failure and multimorbidity: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of patients with multimorbidity has increased due to the aging of the global population. Although the World Health Organization has indicated that multimorbidity will be a major medical problem in the future, the appropriate interventions for patients with multimorbidity are currently unknown. This study aimed to investigate whether nurse-led interprofessional work is associated with improved prognosis in heart failure patients with multimorbidity aged ≥65 years who were admitted in an acute care hospital.

Methods

Patients who were admitted to the cardiovascular medicine ward of an acute care hospital in Osaka, Japan, and underwent nurse-led interprofessional work from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020, and from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2016, were inclu

SUBMITTER: Saizen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature