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Effect of family nursing therapeutic conversations on health-related quality of life, self-care and depression among outpatients with heart failure: A randomized multi-centre trial

Author: Ostergaard, B. Country/countries: Denmark Number of patients participating in the study: 468 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: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Healthy sleep habits, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
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) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Healthy sleep habits, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Quality of life Quality of life Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale (EHFScBS-9)

Patient characteristics

Age: 66.75 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.4) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A 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
Quality of life - Quality of life
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy