Atrial fibrillation.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Atrial fibrillation (AF)-specific exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy will be delivered entirely over the Internet using a secure, personalized web-based
self-monitoring practice (awareness of current cardiac symptoms, thoughts, feelings, and behavioral motivations) to reduce the negative value of symptoms
exposure to physical sensations similar to AF symptoms by performing a series of physical exercises, such as walking up and down stairs to increase heart rate or inducing dizziness or shortness of bre
exposure to real-life situations with conditions or activities that are usually avoided (such as participating in a social activity while experiencing cardiac symptoms)
reduction or elimination of behaviors such as delaying pulse checking that would be used to control symptoms. Behavior
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years or older. Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation based on ECG CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1 or greater in men and 2 or greater in women.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe complications of their current disease atrial fibrillation immediately after thoracic surgery acute pulmonary embolism known hyperthyroidism malignant disease with a prognosis of survival of less than one year or a diagnosis of terminal illness cognitive impairment and psychiatric disorder receiving regular psychotherapy for a psychiatric disorder participation in another study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived stress: In this study, perceived stress refers to the score obtained from perceived stress. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: PSS-10 – Perceived Stress Scale.;Atrial fibrillation-specific quality of life: In this study, atrial fibrillation-related quality of life refers to the average score obtained from the Atrial Fibrillation Impact on Quality of Life Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: AFEQT – Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life.;Sleep Quality. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: PSQI – Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Psychological resilience. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: CD-RISC – Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNeda Sanaie
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed