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Age: 81.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.2)
Gender: 59.4% female
Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A
Severity of the disease: N/A
Multi-morbidity: N/A
Development and Testing of a Caring-based Intervention for Older Adults With Heart Failure
Link:
10.1097/00005082-200509000-00006.
COMPAR-EU RCTs Web
Improving outcomes for older adults with heart failure: a randomized trial using a theory-guided nursing intervention
Author: Duffy, J. R.
Country/countries: United States
Number of patients participating in the study: 32
This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care
Intervention components: UC
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
See more Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Components
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and emotional-based behavioural techniques
Intervention components: E+MT+EB
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Self-monitoring
See more Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Self-monitoring
Components
Education (E)
Monitoring techniques (MT)
Emotional-based change techniques (EB)
Individual sessions
A single person receives the self-management support. Examples: self-guided actions (without the participation of any other person) during a clinical visit or within the context of a support or educational session
Face-to-face
Self-management support delivered in a face-to-face encounter between the providers and patients and/or caregivers.
Outcomes measured in the study
| Outcome | Measure | Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions | All-cause hospital readmissions | N/A |
| Quality of life | Quality of life | N/A |
Patient characteristics
Number of co-morbidities: 2.0
Tool: 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 | ||||||||
| Quality of life - Quality of life |
Other publications associated with this study
Learn more about the intervention: Monitoring and emotional-based behavioural techniques
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