Is structured counseling effective in reducing burden, stress and depression among caregivers of heart failure patients.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/07/026838
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Caregiver more than 18 years
Blood relative who has been live with patient for 1 month.
Adult caregiver whose patient is diagnosed with heart failure more than 1 year.
Being seen at the clinic for a routine heart failure clinic appointment.
NYHA Class I, II, III and IV visiting the HF clinic.
Who can understand Hindi or English.
Exclusion Criteria
Paid caregiver
Caregivers with mental illnesses or cognitive impairment (medical records).
Care givers with co-morbidities that are diagnosed as chronic disease, such as stroke, dementia, cancer, diabetes, and mental health
disorders.
Caregivers with hearing impairment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method