the "Level of Resilience" Influencing Self-care in Heart Failure Patients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Adaptation to the new health condition and self-care skills allow people to be able to adhere to the therapeutic treatment in the most correct way possible, but there are many cases in which subjects do not show adherence to it, and for this reason the risk increases to manifest acute complications and also to develop long-term ones
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Detailed Description
Primary objective
-Evaluate levels of resilience in subjects suffering from heart failure.
Secondary objectives
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Evaluate the levels of self-care in subjects suffering from heart failure.
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Evaluate the correlation between the level of resilience and the level of self-care;
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Evaluate which characteristics positively influence the level of resilience and the degree of self-care of the person with heart failure.
Consecutive patients suffering from heart failure followed at the Cardiology department of the Agostino Gemelli IRCCS University Polyclinic Foundation of Rome will be included
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Evaluate levels of resilience in subjects suffering from heart failure [12 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Evaluate levels of self-care in subjects suffering from heart failure [12 months]
- Evaluate the correlation between the level of resilience and the level of self-care [12 months]
- Evaluate which characteristics positively influence the level of resilience and the degree of self-care of patients with heart failure [12 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Subjects suffering from heart failure;
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Subject aged between >18 years and <90 years;
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Ability to understand the Italian language;
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Clinical conditions that allow the questionnaire to be completed;
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Ability to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects suffering from other forms of diabetes;
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Subjects suffering from serious psychiatric disorders;
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Serious clinical conditions that do not allow the questionnaire to be completed;
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Inability to provide written informed consent.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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