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Age: 66.6 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.4)
Gender: 37 females
Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A
Severity of the disease: N/A
Multi-morbidity: N/A
Caregiving tasks and caregiver burden; effects of an psycho-educational intervention in partners of patients with post-operative heart failure
Link:
10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.04.003
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Psychoeducational support to post cardiac surgery heart failure patients and their partners--a randomised pilot study
Author: Agren, S.
Country/countries: Sweden
Number of patients participating in the study: 42
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: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians 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 and social support
Intervention components: E+EB+SS
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Handling /managing emotions, Social roles
See more Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Handling /managing emotions, Social roles
Components
Education (E)
Emotional-based change techniques (EB)
Social support (SS)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver quality of life | Caregiver quality of life | Caregiver Burden Scale - total score |
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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| Caregiver quality of life - Caregiver quality of life |
Other publications associated with this study
Learn more about the intervention: Emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support
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