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Assessment Of Research Into Treatment Of Congestive Heart Failure

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will benefit from a higher intervention model of treatment after they are discharged from hospital. The intervention being suggested included a visit from a qualified cardiac nurse between 7 to  14 days after discharge where the patient would be assessed in terms of their clinical symptoms, and clients with a treatment regime and knowledge concerning the condition.  To assess if a higher level of intervention will reap benefits Stewart (et al, 1999), and took research with a sample of 200 chronic congestive  heart failure patients. The patients were selected using a number of criteria to limit the potential external influences. After gaining full written consent patients were allocated to one of two  groups on a random basis. The control group received the standard treatment, the intervention group received the additional attention. The endpoint was six months after the patients were discharged. Data  was gathered concerning morbidity and mortality a six-month point and the outcome of the groups was analysed statistically. In addition to morbidity and mortality are the measures used included quality-of-life  and economic cost. Overall it was found that the intervention group benefited from the intervention at the six-month point. During the first six months the intervention group had only 68  compared to 118 in the control group, likewise quality-of-life was found to be higher in the intervention group. Economic costs were noted as varying depends upon the resources were needed  for the intervention, however a lower level of hospital admissions reduce the overall cost. Therefore, the research indicates that there is a great deal of potential benefit for patients in  the short to medium term where the intervention model is used. Did intervention and control groups begin the study with a similar prognosis? The intervention and control groups were