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Trial reportJournal of cardiac failure2012

Dyads affected by chronic heart failure: a randomized study evaluating effects of education and psychosocial support to patients with heart failure and their partners.

Susanna Ågren, Lorraine S Evangelista, Carina Hjelm, Anna Strömberg

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Trial report in Journal of cardiac failure, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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51citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. mHealth education interventions in heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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  8. Disease management interventions for heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  10. Psychological interventions for coronary heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  12. Improving Treatment Adherence in Heart Failure.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2016
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  14. Long-term effects of a dyadic psycho-educational intervention on caregiver burden and morbidity in partners of patients with heart failure: a randomized controlled trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Susanna ÅgrenDivision of Nursing Science, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. susanna.agren@liu.se
Lorraine S Evangelista
Carina Hjelm
Anna Strömberg
Linköping University · SESwedish Institute for Health Economics · SE

Funding

Examining the Effects of High Protein Diet on Outcomes in Heart Failure PatientsR01HL093466 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI EVANGELISTA, LORRAINE S · 2009 to 2013
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL093466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic heart failure (CHF) causes great suffering for both patients and their partners. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an integrated dyad care program with education and psychosocial support to patients with CHF and their partners during a postdischarge period after acute deterioration of CHF.

methodsOne hundred fifty-five patient-caregiver dyads were randomized to usual care (n = 71) or a psychoeducation intervention (n = 84) delivered in 3 modules through nurse-led face-to-face counseling, computer-based education, and other written teaching materials to assist dyads to develop problem-solving skills. Follow-up assessments were completed after 3 and 12 months to assess perceived control, perceived health, depressive symptoms, self-care, and caregiver burden.

resultsBaseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of dyads in the experimental and control groups were similar at baseline. Significant differences were observed in patients' perceived control over the cardiac condition after 3 (P < .05) but not after 12 months, and no effect was seen for the caregivers.No group differences were observed over time in dyads' health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms, patients' self-care behaviors, and partners' experiences of caregiver burden.

conclusionsIntegrated dyad care focusing on skill-building and problem-solving education and psychosocial support was effective in initially enhancing patients' levels of perceived control. More frequent professional contact and ongoing skills training may be necessary to have a higher impact on dyad outcomes and warrants further research.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalPatient Education as TopicAgedCaregiversFamily RelationsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMalePrognosisQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSocial SupportTime Factors

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PMID22555264
PMCPMC3381875
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