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Trial reportJournal of cardiac failure2013

A trial of family partnership and education interventions in heart failure.

Sandra B Dunbar, Patricia C Clark, Carolyn M Reilly, Rebecca A Gary, Andrew Smith, Frances McCarty, Melinda Higgins, Daurice Grossniklaus, Nadine Kaslow, Jennifer Frediani and 2 more

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Trial report in Journal of cardiac failure, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. A Pilot Trial Evaluating Collaborative Healthcare Encounters With Caregivers: A Checklist-Based Intervention for Primary Care.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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  9. An Intervention to Improve Physical Function and Caregiver Perceptions in Family Caregivers of Persons With Heart Failure.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2020
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  11. 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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  17. Uptake of Dietary Sodium Restriction by Overweight and Obese Patients After Cardiac Revascularization.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sandra B DunbarNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: sbdunba@emory.edu.
Patricia C ClarkByrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Carolyn M ReillyNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Rebecca A GaryNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Andrew SmithSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Frances McCartySchool of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Melinda HigginsNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Daurice GrossniklausNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Nadine KaslowSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jennifer FredianiSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Carolyn DashiffCollege of Nursing, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
Richard RyanDepartment of Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Emory University · USGeorgia State University · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Rochester · US

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR025008 · NCRR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2007 to 2011
$29.0M
Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) RenewalUL1TR000454 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2012 to 2016
$25.8M
X LINKED NYSTAGMUS SYNDROME WITH FEATURES OF ALBINISMM01RR000039 · NCRR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI VACCARINO, VIOLA · 1985 to 2007
$21.3M
A Family Partnership Intervention for Heart FailureR01NR008800 · NINR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DUNBAR, SANDRA B. · 2004 to 2009
$2.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000454NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000039NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR0039NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025008NINR NIH HHS R01 NR008800PHS HHS R01 R08800
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLowering dietary sodium and adhering to medication regimens are difficult for persons with heart failure (HF). Because these behaviors often occur within the family context, this study evaluated the effects of family education and partnership interventions on dietary sodium (Na) intake and medication adherence (MA). METHODS AND

resultsHF patient and family member (FM) dyads (n = 117) were randomized to: usual care (UC), patient-FM education (PFE), or family partnership intervention (FPI). Dietary Na (3-day food record), urinary Na (24-hour urine), and MA (Medication Events Monitoring System) were measured at baseline (BL) before randomization, and at 4 and 8 months. FPI and PFE reduced urinary Na at 4 months, and FPI differed from UC at 8 months (P = .016). Dietary Na decreased from BL to 4 months, with both PFE (P = .04) and FPI (P = .018) lower than UC. The proportion of subjects adherent to Na intake (≤2,500 mg/d) was higher at 8 months in PFE and FPI than in UC (χ(2)(2) = 7.076; P = .029). MA did not differ among groups across time. Both FPI and PFE groups increased HF knowledge immediately after intervention.

conclusionsDietary Na intake, but not MA, was improved by PFE and FPI compared with UC. The UC group was less likely to be adherent with dietary Na. Greater efforts to study and incorporate family-focused education and support interventions into HF care are warranted.

Indexed as

Medication AdherenceProfessional-Family RelationsAdultAgedFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicSelf ReportSodium Chloride, DietarySodium Chloride, Dietaryadherenceautonomy supportdietary sodiummedication adherenceSelf management

Identifiers

PMID24331203
PMCPMC3869235
OpenAlexW2050046102

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