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Swiss Interdisciplinary Management programme for Heart Failure (SWIM-HF): A randomised controlled trial study of an outpatient inter-professional management programme for heart failure patients in Switzerland

Link: 10.4414/smw.2011.13171
Author: Leventhal, M. E. Country/countries: Switzerland Number of patients participating in the study: 42 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
See more Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+AB+EB
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) 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, Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital readmissions N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 77.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 6.5) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

  • 7.9 (+/- a standard deviation of 2.2)

  • 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
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital readmissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality