TY - JOUR
T1 - The management of atrial fibrillation
T2 - An integrated team approach – insights of the 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation for nurses and allied health professionals
AU - Hendriks, Jeroen M.L.
AU - Heidbüchel, Hein
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - The 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation recommends integrated care in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and follows a patient-centred, multidisciplinary team approach. Nurses and allied health professionals have a significant role to play in the management of chronic conditions such as atrial fibrillation, which is underlined by this guideline and the integrated care approach. In this article, members of the task force writing committee highlight significant evidence from this particular guideline as well as clinical implications for nurses and allied health professionals in their daily work with atrial fibrillation patients and their caregivers.
AB - The 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation recommends integrated care in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and follows a patient-centred, multidisciplinary team approach. Nurses and allied health professionals have a significant role to play in the management of chronic conditions such as atrial fibrillation, which is underlined by this guideline and the integrated care approach. In this article, members of the task force writing committee highlight significant evidence from this particular guideline as well as clinical implications for nurses and allied health professionals in their daily work with atrial fibrillation patients and their caregivers.
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - guidelines
KW - integrated care
KW - nurses and allied health professionals
KW - shared decision-making
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059309925&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1474515118804480
DO - 10.1177/1474515118804480
M3 - Article
C2 - 30260238
AN - SCOPUS:85059309925
SN - 1474-5151
VL - 18
SP - 88
EP - 95
JO - European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
JF - European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
IS - 2
ER -