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Family education and support interventions in heart failure: a pilot study

Author: Dunbar, S. B. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 61 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist, Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours
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: Dietician/nutritionist, Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Eating behaviours

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to diet as agreed (including salt and water) Adherence to diet N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 61.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.0) Gender: 28 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 2.27 (+/- a standard deviation of 1.44)

  • 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 diet as agreed (including salt and water) - Adherence to diet