Trial name or title	Nursing case management for elderly heart failure patients
Methods
Participants	200 patients aged 65 years or older hospitalised at one centre for the treatment of CHF
Interventions	Intervention group receive enhanced discharge planning, and are taught to manage their CHF within parameters set by their physician using a workbook for guidance. In addition they receive patient-specific printed material and ongoing assessment and follow up by a nurse for a 6 month period through phone calls and visits
Outcomes	Morbidity, mortality, quality of life and functional status at 6 months and one year after discharge
Starting date	NA, in July 1998 57 patients had been recruited.
Contact information	NA
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