ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DISCUSSION 2022

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY1
Deek, H., Chang, S., Newton, P. J., Noureddine, S., Inglis, S. C., Arab, G. A., . . .
Davidson, P. M. (2017). An evaluation of involving family caregivers in the self-care of heart
failure patients on hospital readmission: Randomised controlled trial (the FAMILY study).
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 75, 101-111. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.07.015
In this literature, the authors described about the connection between involvement of
family care givers and self-care of the patients with heart failure. They also mentioned how
the involvement of the family caregivers can affect the risk of readmission to the hospital.
The study carried out in three medical centres in Lebanon for 13 months. The participants
who involved in this study were selected on the basis of several criteria which include age
(more than 18), diagnosed with confirmed heart failure, not living alone or in a nursing home,
not having any planned cardiac surgery and the patients should not be at a stage where he/she
has limited life expectancy. These patients were then distributed in the intervention group and
their family caregivers received specific information on self-care management through
educational sessions along with other resources. After statistical analysis the authors
concluded that education of self-care management among families can reduce the risk of
readmission to the hospital.
The study was designed as multi-site block randomized control trial with blinded
outcome evaluation and it was the first randomized controlled trial focusing on involvement
of family caregivers in heart failure patients. However, the two groups involved in the study
was not equally distributes and it has its effect on data collection which can restrict the
efficiency of block randomization in this study.
Liu, M., Wang, C., Tung, T., Kuo, L., & Chiou, A. (2018). Effects of a
multidisciplinary disease management programme with or without exercise training for heart

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY2
failure patients: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of
Nursing Studies, 87, 94-102. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.06.010
In this study, the authors describes how exercise and non-exercise based
multidisciplinary disease management can affect the heart failure related treatment. It was a
secondary analysis of a randomized control. The study collected and analysed information
from 212 patients who were hospitalized due to heart failure in Taiwan. The participants were
divided in three groups based on their preferences on exercise training (one control group).
The multidisciplinary disease management includes regular assessments, personalized
education session, optimization of medication as per the condition of the patient, pre
scheduled clinic visits and regular physical exercise in home. The participants who have
contradictions toward physical training was excluded from the physical training program. The
authors concluded that, both groups are observed for better disease outcome. However, they
also recommend outpatient based exercise training for the patients who involved physical
exercise at home.
The study was well constructed and it also primarily indicates that patients who did
not want to involve in physical exercise can produce better outcomes by multidisciplinary
disease management. However, the authors describes that the study was performed in a small
population who can walk for 6 minutes and the study does not indicate any result regarding
the patients who did not have the ability to walk for 6 minutes.
Moon, M. K., Yim, J., & Jeon, M. Y. (2018). The effect of a telephone-based self-
management program led by nurses on self-care behaviour, biological index for cardiac
function, and depression in ambulatory heart failure patients. Asian Nursing Research, 12(4),
251-257. doi:10.1016/j.anr.2018.10.001