Heart Failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: Motivational Interview
In each study center (Brazil and Uruguay), 60 patients will be inserted, 30 for the control group and 30 for the intervention group (Study total = 120 patients).
Behavioural
Sponsors
Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Cardiovasculares da Universidade Federal Fluminense
Universidad de La Republica
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a medical diagnosis of HF regardless of etiology; normal or decreased ejection fraction; older than 18 years; with functional classes I-III NYHA; be participating in the clinics in the specialized clinics included in this research.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with cognitive neurological sequelae self-reported or identified during the multidisciplinary consultation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of this study is self-care, in its three dimensions: maintenance, management and trust. Self-care will be measured using the Self Care Heart Failure Index 6.2, validated for use in Brazil, before and after the motivational interview in patients with chronic heart failure, seeking a better self-care score after preintervention score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoint of this study is the 'readiness for change', assessed by a ruler with a score of zero to 10, where zero indicates that the patient is not ready to change a particular habit of life and 10 means that he feels determined and certain of the change of a habit of life. The patient is given a paper ruler, numbered from 0 to 10 and marks as it is perceived in relation to the readiness for change (implementation of habits required by chronic heart failure). The readiness for change will be assessed pre- and post-intervention. The readiness to change is the state of readiness that a patient encounters in order to change a behavior (such as reducing the salt in the diet), evaluated through a ruler to find out what stage of change the subject is in. | — |
Countries
Brazil, Uruguay
Contacts
Public ContactPaula;Paula Flores;Flores
Universidade Federal Fluminense;Universidade Federal Fluminense
Outcome results
None listed