Targeted Intervention Improves Knowledge but not Self-Care or Readmissions in Heart Failure Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Abstract

It is feasible to conduct a randomized controlled trial in patients with MCI. Patients in the treatment group had greater heart failure knowledge at 30 days post-discharge; however, this did not impact readmission rates. Further research is needed to describe how MCI affects self-care and knowledge, and how race and other factors may influence outcomes in this population.