Effectiveness of a Nurse Practitioner-Led Collaborative Healthcare Model in Reducing Anxiety and Depression and Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Chih-Wen Chen, Tsae-Jyy Wang, Chieh-Yu Liu et al.
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In 30 seconds
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a nurse practitioner-led collaborative healthcare model for anxiety, depression, and quality of life among 100 patients with heart failure at a regional teaching hospital in southern Taiwan. Participants were assigned to standard care or a 12-week intervention. The intervention group had significant reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms and improvements in quality of life. Compared with standard care, improvement in the intervention group was sustained at weeks 12, 16, and 20. The abstract does not report effect sizes or specific outcome scores.
Key findings
- The 12-week intervention was associated with significant reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms.
- Quality of life improved in the intervention group.
- Compared with standard care, improvement showed a sustained trend at weeks 12, 16, and 20.
Why it matters
Heart failure care may need to address psychological symptoms alongside physical health. This trial suggests that a collaborative model led by a nurse practitioner can improve anxiety, depression, and quality of life compared with standard care, highlighting a potential way to integrate these concerns into care. The abstract provides no effect sizes, so the magnitude of benefit cannot be assessed.
What to keep in mind
The trial was conducted at one regional teaching hospital in southern Taiwan, and the abstract does not report effect sizes or detailed outcome measures.