{
  "abstract": "Introduction This study aims to evaluate a structured nurse-led follow-up programme coordinated by an advanced practice nurse (APN) as an alternative to conventional postdischarge care for patients with heart failure (HF). The main objective is to assess the clinical effectiveness and economic efficiency of the programme using quality-adjusted life years and healthcare costs related to resource use as outcome measures.Methods and analysis A quasiexperimental multicentre study will be conducted including an intervention group and a comparison group of patients discharged with HF from three public hospitals in the province of Málaga, Spain. The intervention group will be followed by an APN using a structured follow-up model, while the comparison group will receive standard care. Sociodemographic, clinical, quality of life, self-care, therapeutic adherence and healthcare resource utilisation data will be collected. The economic evaluation will be conducted from the perspective of the public healthcare system through a cost-utility analysis.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the corresponding Research Ethics Committee. All participants will provide written informed consent prior to inclusion. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international scientific conferences.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Cardiology, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Rafael Mesa Rico"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Cardiology, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Sara Gómez-García Olías"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Cardiology, Hospital de La Axarquía, Vélez-Málaga, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Patricia Carbonell-Muñoz"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Cardiology, Hospital Serranía de Ronda, Ronda, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Margarita Codes-Perujo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Hospital Serranía de Ronda, Ronda, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Lidia Lloreda-Palma"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "José Atienza-Carrasco"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Cardiology, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Rafael Bravo-Marqués"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain",
        "Nursing and Podiatry, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain",
        "C-13 Group, IBIMA-Plataforma Bionand, Málaga, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "José Carlos Canca-Sánchez"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Enfermería y Podología, Universidad de Malaga, Málaga, Spain",
        "Dirección de Enfermería, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain",
        "BA-16 Group, IBIMA-Plataforma Bionand, Málaga, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Adolfo Romero"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Francisco Jódar-Sánchez"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Effectiveness and cost utility of a nurse-led Heart Failure Follow-Up Program: a quasi-experimental multicentre study protocol in three Spanish public hospitals",
  "uid": "86b5d68b-721d-5cea-8219-591c83cbd054"
}