Family focused Approach to iMprove Heart Failure care In Lebanon QualitY (FAMILY) Interventio
- Conditions
- Heart Failure.Congestive heart failure
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014101919593N1
- Lead Sponsor
- o sponsor
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 260
Selection Criteria
All those admitted to the site hospital
for acute decompensated HF regardless of the aetiology, aged >18 years and willing to participate will be included in this study. The family member nominated by the patient should be willing to care for the patient and participate in the study. Patients with illiteracy will be included if their family caregiver is literate and can reach a proper decision in favour of their patient. Patients will be asked to finger print the consent form after a thorough explanation is provided about the intervention and adequate support is provided by the caregiver.
Exclusion criteria
Patients having limited life expectancy of less than 30 days, severe cognitive impairment limiting their judgement and activity, pending cardiac bypass or valve replacement surgery with limited functionality, living alone or in nursing home, and aged less than 18 years will be excluded. Also conditions that hinder the progress of the intervention such as impaired cognition or blindness of the caregiver exclude the possible participants.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method