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Effect of behavioral management on quality of life in mild heart failure: A randomized controlled trial

Author: Shively, M. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 116 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based behavioural techniques and emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Cessation or reduction of alcohol and other harmful consumptions, Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction, Social roles

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Quality of life Quality of life Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)
Quality of life Quality of life N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.4 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.95) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 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
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity
Quality of life - Quality of life
Quality of life - Quality of life

Other publications associated with this study

Improving quality of life in patients with heart failure: an innovative behavioral intervention Link: 10.1097/00005082-200501000-00009.