None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: structured counselling: Intervention group-Structured counseling is a type of brief counselling provided to caregivers with heart failure patients (intervention group) by telephonically
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Caregiver more than 18 years Blood relative who has been live with patient for 1 month. Adult caregiver whose patient is diagnosed with heart failure more than 1 year. Being seen at the clinic for a routine heart failure clinic appointment. NYHA Class I, II, III and IV visiting the HF clinic. Who can understand Hindi or English.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Paid caregiver Caregivers with mental illnesses or cognitive impairment (medical records). Care givers with co-morbidities that are diagnosed as chronic disease, such as stroke, dementia, cancer, diabetes, and mental health disorders. Caregivers with hearing impairment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the caregiver burden Change in the stress Change in the depression (Only a 9% change will be considered as significant)Timepoint: caregivers burden, stress and depression will be assessed at baseline (on day 0th) and again after 1 month. (Only a 9% change will be considered as significant) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between caregiver burden, stress and depression with selected demographic variablesTimepoint: caregivers burden, stress and depression will be assessed at baseline (on day 0th) and again after 1 month. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr L Gopichandran
AII India Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed