International Journal of Healthcare
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<p><img style="float: right; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;" src="/journal/public/site/images/ijh/ijh2.jpg" alt="" width="300" />International Journal of Healthcare (IJH) is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers in the field of healthcare. The journal is published frequency in both print and online versions by the Sciedu Press. The online version of the journal could be browsed and downloaded free of charge. All the publications can be searched from <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0KGsXZEAAAAJ&hl=en">Google Scholar Citations</a>.</p><p>Authors are encouraged to submit complete, unpublished, original, and full-length articles that are not under review in any other journals. <span>The journal is striving to achieve high quality through double-blind peer review, as specified in </span><a href="http://web.sciedu.ca/author-guide.html">Author Guidelines</a><span>.</span></p><p><strong>Areas include but are not limited to:</strong></p><ul><li>Public Health</li><li>Health Policy</li><li>Health Services</li><li>Healthcare Delivery</li><li>Healthcare Ethic</li><li>Healthcare Providers</li><li>Healthcare Reform</li><li>Healthcare Systems</li><li>Healthcare Quality</li><li>Healthcare Facilities</li><li>Healthcare Financing</li><li>Healthcare Administration</li><li>Health Information</li><li>Mental Health</li><li>Acute/Emergency Care</li></ul><p>To facilitate rapid publication and to minimize administrative costs, the journal accepts <a href="/journal/index.php/ijh/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions">Online Submission</a> and <a href="mailto:ijh@sciedupress.com">Email Submission</a>.</p><p><strong>Sections</strong></p><p>Original Articles, Reviews, Case Studies, Experience Exchange</p>Sciedu Pressen-USInternational Journal of Healthcare2377-7338<p>Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.</p>Copyrights for articles published in this journal are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author.Whether sodium and fluid restriction reduce exacerbations and readmissions for patients with heart failure: An integrative review
https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/ijh/article/view/24235
<p>Heart failure (HF) is a chronic medical condition becoming increasingly prevalent around the world. This condition is linked to poor quality of life (QoL) due to the impact it has on patients functional status and mental health. There have been several advancements in the care and management of patients with HF with little change to self-care interventions resulting. Two self-care interventions which are recommended throughout clinical guidelines are sodium and fluid restriction. These are widely used and encouraged through patient education. Research, however, has questioned their validity and demonstrated a lack of evidence on improved outcomes. In order to determine whether changes to current practice is warranted, an integrative review has been completed. The aim is to assess whether these self-care interventions improve outcomes for patients with HF. From this review identified themes include a lack of robust data, the potential harm of interventions, and various outcomes extending beyond HF exacerbations and readmissions. There appears to be a lack of recent data on the impact of a fluid restriction as an independent variable. However, there are noted improvements in a variety of outcomes from both interventions outside of hospital readmissions which demonstrates they are valuable. Given these findings there is not enough evidence to remove restrictions but there are recommendations which can be made to modify current practice. These recommendations include liberalizing sodium and fluid restrictions and making restrictions more specific to the severity of HF for patients going forward.<br /><strong></strong></p>Lindsay K. MacArthurLinda K. Jones
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2024-01-112024-01-11101110.5430/ijh.v10n1p1