Health Condition 1: I509- Heart failure, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: MEDICATION ADHERENCE TOOLS: Components of medication adherence tools :
1) HRIDAY card-: Hriday Card is a simple 4 page card which consists of following elements:
Page 1- The basic infor
Sponsors
AIIMS
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 18 to 60 years. 2) NYHA class 2 or 3 heart failure patients of either gender visiting the Cardiology OPD . 3) Referred patients from other clinics having previous prescription. 4) Participant willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient already recruited for other trial. 2) Patients with major organ dysfunction like renal dysfunction (Blood Urea > 50mg%, S.Creatinine > 1.8mg%) hepatic dysfunction (AST/ ALT/ ALP/ Total S. Bilirubin > 3 times the upper normal limit). 3) Pregnancy and lactation. 4) With other co-morbid conditions like uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hypertension and malignancy. 5) Patients with rapidly progressing disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in medication adherence by measuring change in Morisky, Green, and Levine (MGL) Adherence Scale score.Timepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in patient functional capacity by measuring change in Likert score.Timepoint: At baseline and follow up after 12 weeks. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactBhupendra Pawar
AIIMS
Outcome results
None listed