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An evaluation of involving family caregivers in the self-care of heart failure patients on hospital readmission: Randomised controlled trial (the FAMILY study)

Author: Deek, H. Country/countries: Lebanon Number of patients participating in the study: 260 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques and social support Intervention components: E+MT+AB+SS
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: research team member Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+G
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Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
N/A N/A N/A
Quality of life Quality of life N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy Self-care Chronic Heart Failure Index (SCHFI)
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.0) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: 36.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 12.0) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • 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
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Quality of life - Quality of life
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy