The effect of intervention based on illness perception on death anxiety

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Conditions: Heart failure.
Heart failure

Registration Number: IRCT20201020049083N1

Lead Sponsor: Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Definitive diagnosis of heart failure by a cardiologist
Having an EF (ejection fraction) equal to or less than 40% on echocardiography
Having a stable condition in terms of hemodynamics and clinical conditions
Having Satisfaction with participation in the study
To have at least 35 years old
The patient must be alert and aware of time and place.
Having the ability to complete the questionnaire and participate in sessions physically and clinically
Having ability to understand Persian language to complete the questionnaire
Not to be under others study

Exclusion Criteria

Have a known mental illness and take medication that affects the psyche.
history of death of loved ones in recent months

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Illness perception. Timepoint: Before intervention, After 3 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Brief of illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Death anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after 3 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Templer Death Anxiety Questionnaire.;Coping. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after 3 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: A brief questionnaire of coping.