Publications by authors named "Iris Molina-Vazquez"
Post-discharge telephone follow-up calls to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by primary care nurses: a best practice implementation project.
Iris Molina-Vázquez María Ángeles Rodríguez-León Desiré Montes-Alamilla Juan José Suárez-Sánchez Laura Albornos-Muñóz
JBI Evid Implement
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) significantly affects patients and their families, and improving follow-up care, such as telephone follow-ups after hospital discharge, can help reduce readmissions and mortality rates.
- A project in Gran Canaria, Spain, aimed to enhance primary care nurses' follow-up practices for discharged COPD patients, utilizing the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework to guide their approach.
- The project identified barriers to best practices but showed improvements in discharge planning and follow-up compliance, although the 30-day readmission rate increased slightly while emergency room visits decreased, indicating mixed outcomes and a need for further educational strategies.