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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Sep 25;10(9):e0138058.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138058. eCollection 2015.

Long Term Follow-Up after a Randomized Integrated Educational and Psychosocial Intervention in Patient-Partner Dyads Affected by Heart Failure

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Long Term Follow-Up after a Randomized Integrated Educational and Psychosocial Intervention in Patient-Partner Dyads Affected by Heart Failure

Maria Liljeroos et al. PLoS One. .

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Flowchart for the participating dyad from enrolment until 24 months.

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