Problem-Solving for Rural Heart Failure Dyads

NCT04549181 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2023-04-11

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Summary

This study will develop and test the effectiveness of a culturally-sensitive, telephone-based, tailored dyadic problem-solving intervention to improve self-care in rural heart failure (HF) dyads. The target population is rural-residing HF dyads (patient and family caregiver). Rural dyads will be recruited from the Florida State University Institute for Successful Longevity Participant Registry, outpatient HF/cardiac and rural healthcare clinics affiliated with the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Bond Community Health Clinic, via social medial and newspaper ads, and publicly available community sites (e.g., senior centers, post offices, grocery stores, etc.). Phase I (Arm I) will include a one-time telephone-based semi-structured interview. Dyads in Phase II (Arm II) will receive one telehealth (virtual or telephone) session, followed by 7 follow-up telephone sessions.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Phase II: Problem-Solving for Rural HF Dyads

Participants in the Intervention Group will be trained to use a 4-step problem-solving process based on the Theory of Social Problem-Solving (TSPS) to manage HF-related problems collaboratively over 12-weeks. The core belief of TSPS is effective problem-solving requires a positive problem orientation (i.e., viewing problems as a challenge versus a threat) and elicits rational problem-solving versus avoidance or impulsivity/carelessness. Dyadic problem-solving follows from a positive problem orientation and involves accurate problem identification, generation of appropriate potential solutions, active decision-making, and solution implementation and evaluation. The goal of this dyadic intervention is to move HF dyads toward a positive problem orientation and use of rational problem-solving strategies that support greater patient and family caregiver-contributed HF self-care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Florida Blue Center for Rural Research

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Florida State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-29
Primary Completion
2023-03-13
Completion
2023-03-13

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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