Heart Failure
Conditions
Brief summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of a web-based family-centered communication enhancement program ("Heart to Heart") designed for patients with heart failure, family caregivers, and cardiac nurses.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHeart to Heart Web-based Communication Program
A 4-week web-based communication enhancement program consisting of educational video modules and printable resources addressing heart failure trajectory, goals-of-care conversations, and palliative care communication for patients with heart failure, family caregivers, and cardiac nurses.
Sponsors
Ajou University School of Medicine
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults aged 19 years or older with a confirmed diagnosis of heart failure for at least one year * Receiving outpatient follow-up care in the cardiology clinic * Accompanied by a primary family caregiver * Able to access and use a web-based platform * Family caregivers who are primarily involved in the patient's care and able to use a web-based platform * Cardiac nurses with at least three years of clinical experience in the cardiovascular department
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals unable to use the web-based platform * Individuals who declined to participate or did not provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Person-centered Care Competence | Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention | Change in person-centered care competence measured by the Individualized Care Scale |
| Change in quality of life | Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention | Change in quality of life measured by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Failure Knowledge | Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention | Change in heart failure knowledge measured by the Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale |
| Self-care Behavior | Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention | Change in heart failure self-care behavior measured by the European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale (EHFScB-9) |
| Caregiver Burden | Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention | Change in caregiver burden measured by the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC-s) |
| Patient-centered Communication Competence | Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention | Change in patient-centered communication competence measured by the Slatore communication scale |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed