Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 04:49
in Health & Medicine
Educating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce HF patients' sodium consumption, according to an interdisciplinary study led by Emory University cardiovascular nursing researcher Sandra Dunbar, RN, DSN, FAAN, FAHA...