Abstract

Heart failure (HF) affects more than five million Americans and is one of the most commonly occurring reasons for admission to the hospital among adults aged 65 and over. Evidence is growing that the higher amount of patient engagement or activation, the better the health and cost outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between a higher patient activation score, as determined by the PAM-10, and completion in the heart failure transition clinic. The design for this study was a quantitative descriptive study. The patients were given the questionnaire prior to discharge from the hospital and based on the recommendations associated with the PAM-10 tool, the level of activation can help the staff in the transition clinic to tailor specific interventions at the transition clinic.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10639707; ProQuest document ID: 2027242596. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Megan S. McGraw, MSN, RN, NCSN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Thesis

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Patient Activation, Patient Engagement, Heart Failure, Transition Programs

Advisor

Frances Sparti

Second Advisor

Marcia Miller

Degree

Master's

Degree Grantor

Gardner-Webb University

Degree Year

2017

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-03-10

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