NCT04228120

Effects of a Self-regulation Program on Self-care Behaviour of Heart Failure Patients

The Effects of a Self-regulation Program on Self-care Behaviour in Patients With Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This RCT study aims to examine the effects of a self-regulation programme on the self-care behaviour and quality of life of patients with heart failure. The following hypothesis was tested: Heart failure patients who receive the self-regulation program will report significant improvements in self-care behaviours after four weeks of the self-regulation programme. In contrast, patients in the control group showed no significant differences.

Detailed description

Eight two patients with heart failure were randomly assigned into the intervention (n = 41) or control group (n = 41). The intervention group participated in a 4-week self-regulation programme, including 20 to 30 minutes of individual self-regulation education and 15 to 20 minutes of telephone follow-up twice per week for four weeks. The control group received only routine outpatient care. Self-care behaviour was measured by the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index at baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after patients were enrolled. Quality of life was measure with the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire

Conditions

• Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	self-regulation programme	The programme consisted of one 20-to-30-minute, face-to-face individual education session related to self-regulation and problem-solving processes that was performed in accordance with the patient's plan. Furthermore, eight 15- to 20-minute telephone follow-up counselling sessions were delivered twice per week for four weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2020-01-14
• Last updated: 2024-02-01