chronic heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
intervention group:hand out caregivers handbook, have lessons, telephone follow-up and consultation
control group:routine follow up
Sponsors
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Older than 18 years old; 2. Person who could be the couple, son or daughter or other relation-in-low, mainly takes the task of care of the patient; 3. This person should has a basic capacity of communication and reading ability.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Paid caregiver or temporary caregiver; 2. suffered stressful events in the past 1 months; 3. caregivers with severe health problem; 4. not willing to participant in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of life;self-efficacy;coping stytle;social support;care burde; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaolin Hu
Outcome results
None listed