éheart failure heart failure self-
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will receive their usual care plus a single individualised patient-
carer education session. They will receive the HF manual and a 45 to 60 minute educational session about HF. In addition,
the intervention group will receive scripted telephone calls for 15 minutes per week in the first month,
fortnightly in the second month,
and once a month from months three to six.
Experimental Behavioral
family-
based
Sponsors
Australian Catholic University
Suratthani Rajabhat University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants for this study will be a dyad consisting of a patient and their partner or family member that is identified as providing informal care The inclusion criteria for the HF group include 1 a primary diagnosis of HF NYHA class I to III 2 have at least one family member residing with them 3 contactable by telephone at home and 4 have a DVD player at home The inclusion criteria for the carer are 1 living in the same household as the HF patient or someone of the patient s own choice 2 aged 20 years or over Participants will be excluded if they have a documented history of dementia or severe psychiatric illness are unable to continue to follow the protocol and have severe symptoms or complications from cardiac or disease or other life threatening comorbidities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if they have a documented history of dementia or severe psychiatric illness are unable to continue to follow the protocol and have severe symptoms or complications from cardiac or disease or other life threatening comorbidities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knowledge 3 and 6 month Dutch of Heart Failure Knowledge Scale,percieve control about managing family'sheart problem 3 and 6 month control attitude scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| self-care 3 and 6 month self-care of heart failure index,quality of life 3 and 6 month SF-12 | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public Contactdavid thompson
cardiovascular research centre, australian catholic university
Outcome results
None listed