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Effect of a multidisciplinary supportive program for family caregivers of patients with heart failure on caregiver burden, quality of life, and depression: A randomized controlled study

Author: Hu, X. Country/countries: China Number of patients participating in the study: 118 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: Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB+SS
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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, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Handling /managing emotions, Self-monitoring, Social roles

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Caregiver quality of life Caregiver quality of life N/A
Caregiver quality of life Caregiver quality of life N/A
Caregiver quality of life Caregiver quality of life Zarit burden interview (ZBI)
Caregiver quality of life Caregiver quality of life Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

Patient characteristics

Age: N/A Gender: 68 females 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
Caregiver quality of life - Caregiver quality of life
Caregiver quality of life - Caregiver quality of life
Caregiver quality of life - Caregiver quality of life
Caregiver quality of life - Caregiver quality of life