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Age: 78.06 years (+/- a standard deviation of 6.82)
Gender: N/A
Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A
Severity of the disease: N/A
Multi-morbidity: N/A
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A randomized controlled trial of a community nurse-supported hospital discharge programme in older patients with chronic heart failure
Author: Kwok, T.
Country/countries: China
Number of patients participating in the study: 105
This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus
Intervention components: UCP
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Components
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Intervention analysed in the study: Emotional-based behavioural techniques
Intervention components: E+EB
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Components
Education (E)
Emotional-based change techniques (EB)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Outcomes measured in the study
| Outcome | Measure | Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise capacity (including effort test) | Exercise capacity | 6-min walking test (6MWT) |
| Hospital admissions | All-cause hospital admissions | N/A |
| Mortality | All causes of mortality | N/A |
Patient characteristics
Number of co-morbidities: N/A
Tool: N/A
Risk of Bias of this study
| Outcome | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding performance | Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment | Attrition incomplete outcome | Incorrect statistical methods | Recruitment bias | Selective outcome reporting |
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| Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity | ||||||||
| Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions | ||||||||
| Mortality - All causes of mortality |
Learn more about the intervention: Emotional-based behavioural techniques
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