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SUBMITTER: Hwang B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7253326 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hwang Boyoung B Pelter Michele M MM Moser Debra K DK Dracup Kathleen K
Patient education and counseling 20200115 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>To test effects of an educational intervention on patient-reported outcomes among rural heart failure (HF) patients and to examine whether effects differed between patients with and without depression.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients (N = 614) were randomized to usual care (UC) or 1 of 2 intervention groups. Both intervention groups received face-to-face education, followed by either 2 phone calls (LITE) or biweekly calls until they demonstrated content competency (PLUS). Follow-up la ...[more]