Table 3 Information booklets on heart failure

Living with Heart Failure: information for you, your family and carers

Brisbane Cardiac Consortium

Queensland

A 45-page A4 booklet with information about heart physiology, epidemiology, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of heart failure, a checklist and when to seek medical help.

Let's Talk About Heart Failure

National Heart Foundation of Australia

National

A 16-page, colour A4 booklet covering symptoms, medications, lifestyle issues, physical activity and cardiac rehabilitation.

Your Guide to Heart Failure

Heart Failure Centre, Alfred Hospital

Victoria

A 24-page colour A4 booklet covering symptoms, causes, diagnostic procedures, lifestyle changes, medications and a glossary. Has been translated into 4 languages.

Your Guide to Heart Failure

Westbay Alliance

Victoria

A 26-page A4 booklet covering symptoms, causes, diagnostic procedures, lifestyle changes, medications and a glossary. Has been translated into 8 languages.

Living with Congestive Heart Failure

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, North Western Adelaide Health Service

South Australia

A 31-page A4 booklet with information about heart physiology, causes, symptoms, diagnosis of heart failure, lifestyle issues and medications.

Heart Failure Management Plan

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

South Australia

A 13-page A4 booklet with instructions for managing fluid intake and home exercise program.

Life Guide

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Western Australia

A modular education resource that can be used for several cardiac conditions (including heart failure) by changing inserts in a folder. Divided into 6 sections: introduction, about the condition, health plan, medications, risk factors and community resources.

Heart Failure: patient information booklet

Advanced Heart Failure Service, Royal Perth Hospital

Western Australia

A 41-page A4 glossy booklet covering heart physiology, causes, diagnosis, classification, management, complications, emotional adjustments, medications, lifestyle and exercise, research, community support and a glossary.

Dilatrend Patient Support Service – Guide Book

Roche

National

A 60-page A5 booklet, includes 4 chapters on treating heart failure, living with heart failure, importance of healthy eating and importance of physical activity, also includes a glossary and useful contacts.

Getting to Know Your Medications

Prince of Wales Hospital

New South Wales

Presently a draft document, provides general information about medications and specific information on the medications actually taken.

A Patient Guide to Understanding and Managing Congestive Heart Failure

Mackay Base Hospital

Queensland

Pamphlet (photocopied) covering what is heart failure, treatment, diagnosis, signs and symptoms and management.

HEART Help Program

Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital

New South Wales

A series of information leaflets including treating congestive heart failure, a weight chart, fluid restriction, salt intake and eating right with warfarin (for patients taking warfarin).

Heart Failure: what you should know

Blacktown Hospital/Western Sydney Area Health Service

New South Wales

A4 double sided (photocopy) with information on causes and symptoms of heart failure and advice on "helping yourself'.

Heart Failure: what is it? (+ newsletter)

St George Hospital

New South Wales

An 8-page A5 booklet with information on what is heart failure, symptoms, self-management, and an action plan. A newsletter is also provided.

What can you do to help yourself?

Shoalhaven Heart Failure Service/Illawarra Area Health

New South Wales

Information leaflet giving advice on weight recording, healthy eating, lifestyle, exercise, medications, support groups.

Managing Congestive Heart Failure

Northern Rivers Area Health Service

New South Wales

16-page photocopied information booklet including what is CHF, diet, medications, exercise.

Heart Failure Information Package

Concord Repatriation Hospital/Central Sydney Area Health Service

New South Wales

6-page information booklet which includes causes, symptoms, non-drug management, medications and an action plan.

Your Lifestyle and Heart Failure & Medications and Heart Failure

Epworth Hospital

Victoria

4-page booklet covering diet, fluid restriction, alcohol, weight activity, exercise and smoking

2-page leaflet on medications

Cardiomyopathy information

Royal Adelaide Hospital

South Australia

A4 double-sided leaflet covering cardiomyopathy, symptoms, causes, treatment and what can be done.