Cao 2017.
Methods | RCT |
Participants |
Inclusion: (i) aged ≥18 years; (ii) diagnosed with coronary heart disease and admitted for the first time; (iii) lived in the central districts of Chengdu; (iv) returned to the home residence, not to long‐term care facilities, after discharge; (v) could be contacted by mobile phone after discharge; and (vi) agreed to participate in the study Exclusion: patients with visual or hearing impairment, mental disorder, or dementia |
Interventions |
Intervention: transitional care programme. (1) Cardiologist and hospital nurse evaluated medications at admission; (2) cardiologist educated patients about medications during hospital stay and nurse provided written self‐management advice; (3) written and individualised discharge plan developed by cardiologist, nurse, patient, and caregiver day before discharge, (4) post‐discharge nurse sent discharge plan to home nurse, who created electronic health record and notified family physician. Nurse and physician provided structured telephone calls to patients during weeks after discharge Control: usual care |
Outcomes | Medicine adherence using 8‐item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, hospital re‐admission rates after discharge, chronic disease self‐efficacy, quality of care transitions |
Notes | Results published 2017 Mean/median number of medications unclear ‐ investigator contacted, no response |