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A comprehensive symptom diary intervention to improve outcomes in patients with HF: A pilot study

Author: Lee, K. S. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 45 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

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Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 60.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.0) Gender: 21 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 4.1 (+/- a standard deviation of 2.4)

  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Desenlace Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Mortality - All causes of mortality