Trial of a family-based education program for heart failure patients in rural Thailand

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: éheart failure; heart failure; self- care; family

• Registration Number: TCTR20140506003
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05-06
• Study Completion: 2015-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

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

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
self-care 3 and 6 month self-care of heart failure index,quality of life 3 and 6 month SF-12