Care 4 Ourselves - person-centered support for people with chronic heart failure and / or obstructive pulmonary disease.

Care 4 Ourselves - Person-centered information and communication technology (ICT) support interventions in persons suffering from chronic heart failure and / or obstructive pulmonary disease.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN55562827

Enrollment

220

Registered

2015-03-30

Start date

2014-12-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

Patients suffering from chronic heart failure and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Circulatory System Chronic heart failure

Interventions

The intervention consists of a communication and on-going dialogues between patients, their informal carers and tele-support nurses. The communication with the patient will be based on the principles

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. History of confirmed diagnosis of COPD and /or CHF 2. Admission to hospital for relapse /worsening symptoms of COPD and/or CHF 3. Age: = 50 4. National registration within the Västra Götaland Region (VGR) 5. Owning a phone and current subscription to a telephone service provider

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe hearing impairment that prevents patient from using a telephone or other communication device 2. Patient has no registered address 3. Any severe disease with an expected survival 6 5. Ongoing documented diagnosis of alcohol or drug abuse 6. Other disease that can interfere with follow-up (e.g. severe depression, other severe mental illness) 7. Patient participating in another randomized study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome measure: Self-efficacy, measured at baseline, three and six months. Improved: Increase in Self-efficacy> 5 units at 6 months and has not been re-admitted to hospital Worsened: Death or re-admitted to hospital within 6 months or a decrease in self-efficacy> 5 units. Measurement scales: General Self-Efficacy Scale, Cardiac Self-Efficacy Scale Unchanged: Self-efficacy has neither improved or deteriorated	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary outcome measure: Self-efficacy, measured at baseline, three and six months. Improved: Increase in Self-efficacy> 5 units at 6 months and has not been re-admitted to hospital Worsened: Death or re-admitted to hospital within 6 months or a decrease in self-efficacy> 5 units. Measurement scales: General Self-Efficacy Scale, Cardiac Self-Efficacy Scale Unchanged: Self-efficacy has neither improved or deteriorated

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Number of re-admissions 2. Change in Self-Efficacy 3. Health care utilization, measured as the number of re-admissions, and unscheduled outpatient visits duce unplanned visits to hospital and/or vårdcentral due to symptoms of COPD and CHF	—

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Public ContactBirgit Heckemann

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026