The effect of positive thinking interventions on illness perception and symptoms distress

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Heart Failure.; Heart failure, unspecified; I50.9

• Registration Number: IRCT20240506061676N1
• Lead Sponsor: Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Consent to participate in research
ability to read and write
Age 20-65 years
No addiction (alcohol, smoking and drugs)
Not going through an emotional crisis in the last 3 months
Diagnosis of heart failure by a cardiologist (EF=40%)
At least 6 months have passed since the initial diagnosis
Not suffering from acute psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, depression) and taking psychoactive drugs
Not participating in similar training courses in the last 6 months.
Not having a high level of anxiety and stress based on the DASS-21 questionnaire (stress and anxiety scores should be maximum 12 and 7 respectively)
Lack of therapeutic interventions performed to manage heart disease (PCI or CABG)
Class I, II and III in the NYHA criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Unwillingness to continue participating in the study
Experiencing an emotional crisis during the intervention process by the patient
Absence in more than 2 sessions of the intervention process

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Illness Perception Score in the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, two months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire.;Symptom Distress Score in Symptom Distress Scale. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, two months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Symptom Distress Scale.