A Nurse-Led Daily Weight Monitoring Program to Improve Self-Care and Quality of Life in Adults 55 and Older with Heart Failure

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating a nurse-led daily weight monitoring tool called Wake and Weigh to improve self-care and quality of life in older adults with heart failure. This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to test the feasibility and methods for a larger future study. The study focuses on adults aged 55 and older hospitalized with heart failure, addressing the challenges patients face with complicated self-care instructions and activity limitations. Participants are randomized to either use the Wake and Weigh tool along with usual care or receive usual care alone, which includes a heart failure handbook. The tool helps patients track their weight daily during hospitalization and after discharge, with nurse education and encouragement for consistent use. Patients record their weight each morning, using the same scale, and report significant weight changes to their healthcare provider. Follow-up calls occur at 2 weeks intervention group and 4 weeks both groups after discharge to assess tool use and health outcomes. During the study, participants complete surveys measuring heart failure self-care and quality of life at admission and 4 weeks post-discharge. Nurse investigators monitor the interventions delivery and patient use of the tool. Data collection includes hospital and follow-up visits, survey completion rates, and patient feedback on confidence and tool usefulness. The study lasts from hospital admission through 4 weeks after discharge, assessing feasibility, recruitment, retention, and appropriateness of the measurement tools.

A Nurse-Led Weight Monitoring Intervention For Heart Failure Quality of LIfe and Self-Care