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An intervention for VA patients with congestive heart failure

Author: Copeland, L. A. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 458 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: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and emotional-based behavioural techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+EB+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care 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, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
Quality of life Quality of life SF-8 Health Survey
Value for money of the self-management intervention Value for money of the self-management intervention N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 70.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 11.0) Gender: N/A 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
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Quality of life - Quality of life
Value for money of the self-management intervention - Value for money of the self-management intervention