In this study, published in a recent issue of Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, each of three medical facilities chose a different interventional method to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) levels in their patients. The interventional methods included: patient education materials mailed to patients, a pharmacotherapy clinic, and a paper point-of-care reminder. These findings suggest that patients benefit from clinicians intervening to promote secondary prevention among patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. A key factor that was determined is the importance of tailoring interventions to the needs of a specific site of care which may add to the sustainability of the interventions.
Ischemic Heart Disease or Coronary Artery Disease is a condition that affects the supply of blood to the heart leading to heart attack and is the leading killer in the US.
This study is published in Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Media wishing to receive a PDF of this article please contact medicalnews@bos.blackwellpublishing.net.
About the Author
Sandra L. Pineros, PA-C, MPH is currently Project Manager/Administrative Coordinator at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, WA. She has been project manager and research coordinator working in the field of outcomes research in the Veterans Health Administration for six years. She had previously worked as a family practice Physician Assistant.
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