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Family partner intervention influences self-care confidence and treatment self-regulation in patients with heart failure

Author: Stamp, K. D. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 117 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: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital), Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist, Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+AB+EB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital), Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist, Nurses, Service Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Social roles

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to medication or other treatment Adherence to medication N/A
Knowledge Knowledge Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test - Version 2 (AHFKT-v2)
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy Perceived Competence Scale (PCS)

Patient characteristics

Age: 55.9 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.5) Gender: 37.0% female Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 3.1 (+/- a standard deviation of 2.2)

  • 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

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Adherence to medication or other treatment - Adherence to medication
Knowledge - Knowledge
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy

Other publications associated with this study

A trial of family partnership and education interventions in heart failure