the effect of social network support on on social isolation and loneliness in heart failures
Phase 3
- Conditions
- heart failure.Heart failure
- Registration Number
- IRCT20221021056260N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
Informed consent
Heart failure class 2 and above at least 6 months ago
Social isolation based on Luben's social network tool (at a cut point of less than 12)
Not having a history of known mental disorders and psychoactive drugs
Access to a smart mobile phone and the ability to use the WhatsApp application (self or family caregiver).
bility to speak Persian
Age over 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
Instability of the patient's clinical condition
Failure to participate in half of the WhatsApp meetings
Unwillingness to continue studying
Death of the patient
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Social isolation. Timepoint: The beginning of the study- The eighth week. Method of measurement: Luben Social Network Scale.;Loneliness. Timepoint: The beginning of the study- The eighth week. Method of measurement: UCLA Loneliness Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method