ArticleThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing2023
The Impact of an Intervention to Improve Caregiver Contribution to Heart Failure Self-care on Caregiver Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life, and Sleep.
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- Interventions for reducing caregiver burden in chronic dyspnea: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Caregiver contribution to patient self‑care and quality of life among informal carers of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross‑sectional study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Quality of relationship, depression, and sleep quality in patients with chronic heart failure and their spouse: an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The Heartbeat of Global Health.European journal of cardiovascular nursing · 2025Article
- Heterogeneity of Fatigue in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Latent Categories and Influencing Factors.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Language Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Italian Version of the Family Caregiver Quality of Life Scale.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Quality of Life and Incidence of Clinical Signs and Symptoms among Caregivers of Persons with Mental Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Heartbeat of Global Health: Advancing Cardiovascular Care Through International Nursing Research.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBetter caregiver contribution to self-care in heart failure is associated with better patient outcomes. However, caregiver contribution to self-care is also associated with high anxiety and depression, poor quality of life, and poor sleep in caregivers. It is still unclear whether interventions that encourage caregivers to contribute more to patient self-care might increase caregivers' anxiety and depression and decrease their quality of life and sleep.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the impact of a motivational interview intervention aimed at improving caregiver contribution to self-care in heart failure on caregivers' anxiety, depression, quality of life, and sleep.
methodsThis is a secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial. Patients with heart failure and their caregivers were randomized into arm 1 (motivational interview to patients), arm 2 (motivational interview to patients and caregivers), and arm 3 (standard care). Data were collected between June 2014 and October 2018. The article has been prepared following the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials checklist.
resultsA sample of 510 patient-caregiver dyads was enrolled. Over the year of the study, the levels of anxiety, depression, quality of life, and sleep in caregivers did not significantly change among the 3 arms.
conclusionsMotivational interview aimed at improving caregiver contribution to self-care does not seem to increase caregiver anxiety and depression, nor decrease their quality of life and sleep. Thus, such an intervention might be safely delivered to caregivers of patients with heart failure, although further studies are needed to confirm our findings.
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