Effectiveness of a self-management patient education program "Curriculum Heart Failure" for inpatient cardiac rehabilitation.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004841

Enrollment

540

Registered

2013-04-05

Start date

2012-01-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I50

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention condition is a new self-management educational program “Curriculum Heart Failure” that consists of 5 patient-oriented, interactive sessions of 60 or 75 minutes each, which are he

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Chronic systolic heart failure HF (ICD-10: I50), left ventricular ejection fraction LVEF of 40 or less, and New York Heart Association NYHA functional classification of class II or III.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute events of decompensation, cognitive impairment, inadequate German language ability, and severe visual or hearing impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Self-management competence; Health Education Impact Questionnaire HeiQ - Scales Self-monitoring and insight, Skill and technique acquisition (german version; Schuler et al., 2012); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2) Self-efficacy; Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire KCCQ (german version; Faller et al., 2005); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months.	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Self-management competence; Health Education Impact Questionnaire HeiQ - Scales Self-monitoring and insight, Skill and technique acquisition (german version; Schuler et al., 2012); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2) Self-efficacy; Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire KCCQ (german version; Faller et al., 2005); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Behavioral determinants: 1.1) Symptom control; adapted questionnaire for habit strength (Fleig et al., 2011); time frame: after 6 months, after 12 months. 1.2) Physical activity; HAPA-scales (Schwarzer et al., 2007; Sniehotta et al., 2005), modifiend version of Self-Report Habit Index SRHI (Fleig et al., 2011); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 1.3) Medication beliefs. Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire BMQ-D (Horne & Weinman, 1999; german version, Opitz et al., 2008); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2) Self-management behavior: 2.1) Symptom control; short questionnaire developed by our research group; time frame: admission, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2.2) Physical activity; Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, modified version (Godin et al., 1985); time frame: admission, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2.3) Medication adherence; Medication Adherence Report Scale MARS-D (german version; Mahler et al., 2010); time frame: admission, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2.4) Smoking; single items (www.gbe-bund.de); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 3) Health-related quality of life; Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire KCCQ (german version; Faller et al., 2005); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 4) cardiac events; time frame: after 6 months, after 12 months. 5) treatment satisfaction; short questionnaire developed by our research group (Meng et al., 2009); time frame: discharge.	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Behavioral determinants: 1.1) Symptom control; adapted questionnaire for habit strength (Fleig et al., 2011); time frame: after 6 months, after 12 months. 1.2) Physical activity; HAPA-scales (Schwarzer et al., 2007; Sniehotta et al., 2005), modifiend version of Self-Report Habit Index SRHI (Fleig et al., 2011); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 1.3) Medication beliefs. Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire BMQ-D (Horne & Weinman, 1999; german version, Opitz et al., 2008); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2) Self-management behavior: 2.1) Symptom control; short questionnaire developed by our research group; time frame: admission, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2.2) Physical activity; Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, modified version (Godin et al., 1985); time frame: admission, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2.3) Medication adherence; Medication Adherence Report Scale MARS-D (german version; Mahler et al., 2010); time frame: admission, after 6 months, after 12 months. 2.4) Smoking; single items (www.gbe-bund.de); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 3) Health-related quality of life; Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire KCCQ (german version; Faller et al., 2005); time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. 4) cardiac events; time frame: after 6 months, after 12 months. 5) treatment satisfaction; short questionnaire developed by our research group (Meng et al., 2009); time frame: discharge.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKarin Meng

Universität Würzburg, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften

k.meng@uni-wuerzburg.de0049 (0)931 3182074

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026