The effect of telenursing in cardiac patients

The effect of telenursing on caregivers’ burden and anxiety and depression in patients with heart failure

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181008041278N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-12-15

Start date

2018-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart failure. Heart failure

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Researcher will choose patients with heart failure who have inclusion criteria and are admitted to the hearts wards of the "Shafa" educational hospital

Then they will be randomly assigned to two groups of intervention and control. The Demographic information questionnaire, Hospital anxiety and depression scale and Caregivers burden scale is distribut

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Tendency to participate in the study and fill informed consent able to read and answer the questionnaire, as well as communicate in Persian Patients with heart failure at least grade ||| live with the heart failure patient for at least 6 months and not related to the patient or were an employee (i.e., foreign housemaid or special nurse) The caregivers have smartphone and be able to use the social networks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with anxiety and depression disorder (Diagnosis of specialist)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The percentage of participants who have an anxiety score of more than 7 received from the hospital anxiety and depression scale. Timepoint: Measurement of anxiety at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after one month of intervention. Method of measurement: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;The percentage of participants who have an depression score of more than 7 received from the hospital anxiety and depression scale. Timepoint: Measurement of depression at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after one month of intervention. Method of measurement: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;The percentage of participants who have an caregiver Burden score of more than 21 received from the Caregiver Burden Scale. Timepoint: Measurement of caregiver Burden at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after one month of intervention. Method of measurement: Caregiver Burden Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

The percentage of participants who have an anxiety score of more than 7 received from the hospital anxiety and depression scale. Timepoint: Measurement of anxiety at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after one month of intervention. Method of measurement: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;The percentage of participants who have an depression score of more than 7 received from the hospital anxiety and depression scale. Timepoint: Measurement of depression at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after one month of intervention. Method of measurement: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;The percentage of participants who have an caregiver Burden score of more than 21 received from the Caregiver Burden Scale. Timepoint: Measurement of caregiver Burden at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after one month of intervention. Method of measurement: Caregiver Burden Scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohaddeseh Namjoo

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

namjoo1618@gmail.com+98 34 3218 1207

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026