Patients with heart failure and their partners

Welcome to this Evidence Based Nursing podcast. This month’s commentary for discussion is concerned with patients with heart failure, and their partners, and the value they hold being seen and supported together . Dr Helen Noble, Lecturer Health Services Research, Queens University Belfast, and Associate Editor, Evidence Based Nursing will be joined by Assistant Professor Harleah G. Buck, of Pennsylvania State University who is the commentary author. The key issues that arise from this work including what we already know about the topic, the strengths and weaknesses of the research methods and the implications for clinical practice will be deliberated. The discussion is designed to help you think about issues raised in the commentary and explore the clinical applicability of the original research discussed. Reference to original commentary:

Patients with heart failure, and their partners, value being seen and supported together. Evid Based Nurs 2015 18: 77 originally published online February 4, 2015 10.1136/eb-2014-102024