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Trial reportBMC cardiovascular disorders2014

Trial of a family-based education program for heart failure patients in rural Thailand.

Nittaya Srisuk, Jan Cameron, Chantal F Ski, David R Thompson

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 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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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nittaya SrisukCentre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. S00140131@myacu.edu.au.
Jan Cameron
Chantal F Ski
David R Thompson

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart failure (HF) significantly impacts on the daily lives of patients and their carers. In Western society HF education programs have increased patient and carer knowledge and improved health-related quality of life. However, there is a paucity of such evidence in Asia. For example, to date no studies have been conducted in Thailand to investigate the potential benefits of a family-based education program on the health outcomes of HF patients and carers.

methodsThis randomised controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of an education program on knowledge, self-care and health-related quality of life of Thai HF patients and their carers. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, three and six months. Participants will be assigned by independent random allocation to an intervention (family-based education plus usual care) or a control (usual care) group. Analyses will be conducted on an intention-to-treat basis. DISCUSSION: This trial will be the first to evaluate the effectiveness of family-based education for HF patients and carers residing in rural Thailand. It attempts to advance understanding of family-based HF education and address the gap in service provision.

trial registrationThai Clinical Trial Registry TCTR20140506003.

Indexed as

FamilyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePatient Education as TopicCaregiversHeart FailureHumansProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSelf CareSingle-Blind MethodSurveys and QuestionnairesTeaching MaterialsThailand

Identifiers

PMID25475489
PMCPMC4265427

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