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A trial of family partnership and education interventions in heart failure

Author: Dunbar, S. B. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 170 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: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist, Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist, Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to diet as agreed (including salt and water) Adherence to diet N/A
Adherence to medication or other treatment Adherence to medication Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS)
Knowledge Knowledge Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test - Version 2 (AHFKT-v2)

Patient characteristics

Age: 55.9 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.5) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
  • 3.1 (+/- 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
Adherence to diet as agreed (including salt and water) - Adherence to diet
Adherence to medication or other treatment - Adherence to medication
Knowledge - Knowledge