Effectiveness of a Web-based Family-Centered Communication Program on Heart Failure Trajectory and Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in quality of life
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of a web-based family-centered communication enhancement program ("Heart to Heart") designed for patients with heart failure, family caregivers, and cardiac nurses.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Adults aged 19 years or older with a confirmed diagnosis of heart failure for at least one year
- •Receiving outpatient follow-up care in the cardiology clinic
- •Accompanied by a primary family caregiver
- •Able to access and use a web-based platform
- •Family caregivers who are primarily involved in the patient's care and able to use a web-based platform
- •Cardiac nurses with at least three years of clinical experience in the cardiovascular department
排除标准
- •Individuals unable to use the web-based platform
- •Individuals who declined to participate or did not provide informed consent
研究组 & 干预措施
Heart to Heart Program
Participants receive the "Heart to Heart" web-based communication enhancement program for four weeks. The program includes educational video modules and printable resources designed to improve understanding of heart failure trajectory, goals-of-care conversations, and palliative care communication among patients with heart failure, their family caregivers, and cardiac nurses.
干预措施: Heart to Heart Web-based Communication Program (Behavioral)
Usual Care
Participants receive routine cardiology follow-up and standard education regarding heart failure self-care without access to the web-based communication program during the study period.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in quality of life
时间窗: Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention
Change in quality of life measured by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire
Person-centered Care Competence
时间窗: Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention
Change in person-centered care competence measured by the Individualized Care Scale
次要结局
- Heart Failure Knowledge(Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention)
- Self-care Behavior(Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention)
- Caregiver Burden(Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention)
- Patient-centered Communication Competence(Baseline and 4 weeks after the intervention)
研究者
Jeong-Ah Ahn
Professor
Ajou University School of Medicine