I50
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group:
Patient will receive an education/counselling session during hospitalisation or their attendance at the outpatient heart failure clinic. After discharge a telephone follow
Sponsors
Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad KrozingenPflegedirektion
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chronic systolic heart failure with LVEF <=40 NYHA II-IV
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: First time heart failure; hospitalisation within 14 days prior enrolment;disorientation towards time/place/person/situation; dementia; not able to sufficiently read/understand German; discharge to another department/hospital/reghabilitation center; life expectancy < 3 months according to attending physician; ICD/CRT implantation within 3 months prior enrolment; heart surgery (Valve surgery, CABG) within 3 months prior enrolment; age under 18 years; no telefon connection; decline to participate; participation in a study with similar aim
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-care measured with the German version of the 9-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (at time of enrolment and after three months). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Care dependency measured with the Care dependency scale Quality of life measured with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathie Questionnaire (at time of enrolment and after three months). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStefan Köberich
Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad KrozingenPflegedirektion
Outcome results
None listed