Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:The family FOUCS program
Control group:The attention control group
Sponsors
Tianjin Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient: (1)Had a diagnosis of HF classified as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class I-III; (2)Aged 18 years or older; (3)Having been informed of the stage of the disease and the treatment; (4)Able to express themselves; (5)Able to read and write using their smartphone. 2. Caregiver: (1)Patients family members or close relatives; (2)Providing care free of charge and spending at least 24 hours per week caring for patients with HF; (3)Able to express themselves; (4)Able to read and write using their smartphone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient: (1)Having cognitive impairment (comprehension or expression problems); (2)Taking psychotropic drugs; (3)Participating in other studies within the last 3 months. 2. Caregiver: (1)Having cognitive impairment (comprehension or expression problems); (2)Taking psychotropic drugs; (3)Participating in other studies within the last 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-Care for patients;Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care for caregivers; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dyadic Coping for patients;Dyadic Coping for family caregivers; Heart Failure Somatic Perception for patients;Heart Failure Somatic Perception for family caregivers;Anxiety for patients;Anxiety for family caregivers;Depression for patients;Depression for family caregivers;All cause readmission rate;All-cause mortality rate;The Mutuality Scale (MS) for patients;The Mutuality Scale (MS) for family caregivers; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZang Xiaoying
Tianjin Medical University
Outcome results
None listed