Long term follow-up after a randomized integrated educational and psychosocial intervention in patient-partner dyads affected by heart failure
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Liljeroos, Maria, Agren, Susanna, Jaarsma, Tiny, Arestedt, Kristofer and Stromberg, Anna. (2015). Long term follow-up after a randomized integrated educational and psychosocial intervention in patient-partner dyads affected by heart failure. PLoS ONE. 10(9), pp. 1 - 16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138058
Authors | Liljeroos, Maria, Agren, Susanna, Jaarsma, Tiny, Arestedt, Kristofer and Stromberg, Anna |
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Abstract | Background: To date, contemporary heart failure care remains patient-focused, but awareness of the partners’ and families’ situation is increasing. Randomized studies have mainly evaluated the short-term effects of dyadic interventions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the 24-month effects of an intervention with psych-educational support in dyads of heart failure patients and their partners. Methods: This study used a randomized study design and 155 patient-partner dyads were enrolled. The intervention included a nurse-led program of three sessions addressing psychoeducational support. Results: The intervention did not have any effect on health, depressive symptoms or perceived control among the patient-partner dyads after 24 months. Furthermore, time to first event did not differ significantly between the intervention group and the control patients. Conclusion: This study may be regarded as a first step in trying to understand dyads’ need for supportive care. Individualized and more targeted interventions seem necessary to achieve a higher impact on dyad outcomes. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02398799 |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Journal citation | 10 (9), pp. 1 - 16 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138058 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1 - 16 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | |
Place of publication | United States of America |
Editors | J. Coyne |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/85y0z/long-term-follow-up-after-a-randomized-integrated-educational-and-psychosocial-intervention-in-patient-partner-dyads-affected-by-heart-failure
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