Multi-dimensional nursing form: a novel means of approaching nurse-led secondary cardiology prevention
La Sala, R.; Foà, C.; Paoli, G.; Mattioli, M.; Solinas, E.; Artioli, G.; Ardissino, D.
Acta Bio-Medica Atenei Parmensis 86 Suppl. 3: 174-182
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-4203 PMID: 26828335 Document Number: 680613
Secondary prevention after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has proved to be effective in patients with coronary heart disease, and is strongly recommended by the international guidelines. However, there is a lack of widespread secondary preventive programmes in real-world clinical practice, even though it has been shown that these can be successfully conducted by nurses. We have designed a multicentre randomised trial involving patients with ACS in which nurses will fully coordinate secondary prevention in the intervention arm using a multidimensional nursing form after attending ad hoc teaching sessions.