Patients with heart failure.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: First stage: Team formation and member training (before intervention) Second stage: Getting to know patients and pre-testing and assessing the p
Sponsors
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic heart failure (echocardiography (EF < 40) and confirmation by a cardiologist), age over 18 years, life expectancy of more than 6 months, access to the Internet, having a smartphone and the ability to read and write, fluency in Persian, residing in Yazd city and its suburbs, ability to communicate, alertness and no cognitive impairment, and informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with intellectual disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, a history of taking psychiatric or psychotropic medications, and participating in psychotherapy counseling sessions in the past 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient's quality of life. Timepoint: In the study, the effect of implementing a palliative care program based on physical symptom management on the quality of life of patients with heart failure and the care burden of family caregivers was evaluated at the beginning of the study (before the study) and one and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: In the study investigating the effect of implementing a palliative care program based on physical symptom management on the quality of life of patients with heart failure and the care burden of family caregivers, the outcome variable was measured using the Minnesota Quality of Life Questionnaire, which was completed by the patient; a higher score indicates a poorer quality of life.;Caregiver burden. Timepoint: In the study investigating the effect of implementing a palliative care program based on physical symptom management on the quality of life of patients with heart failure and the care burden of family caregivers, the time points for measuring the care burden of family caregivers were at the beginning of the study (before the study) and one and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: In the study investigating the effect of implementing a palliative care program based on physical symptom management on the quality of life of patients with heart failure and the caregiving burden of family caregivers, the outcome variable was measured using the Zarit Caregiving Burden Questionnaire, which was completed by the caregiver; a higher score indicates a greater caregiving burden. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSeyed ali Mirrahimi
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed