Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Health Coaching Improves Outcomes of Informal Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Primary result · Self-care maintenance improvementResult — go to the resultDifference 5.05Authors' conclusion
This virtual health coaching intervention was effective in improving self-care and stress in heart failure caregivers.
Study context
- Population
- Informal caregivers of adults with chronic HF providing care ≥8 hours/week, reporting poor self-care and able to use technology
- Participants
- 250 participants
- Comparison
- Virtual health coaching plus health information vs health information alone
- Primary endpoint
- Self-care maintenance
- Follow-up
- Across 6 months
Primary result
Self-care maintenance improvement
Difference
5.05
P = 0.01
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
| Outcome | Estimate | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Stress · across 6 months±1.00; greater improvement with health coach · intention-to-treat | −4.50 | P < 0.0001 |
Self-care neglect
- Self-care neglect declined significantly; between-arm difference disappeared after adjustment for multiple comparisons
- −0.65±0.32; P=0.04
Mental health status
- Mental health status improved statistically but not clinically
- 3.35±1.61; P=0.04
Active coping
- Improved in both groups but not significantly more in the intervention group
- P = 0.10
Physical health status
- Physical health status unchanged
- P = 0.27
Original publication
Health Coaching Improves Outcomes of Informal Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Circ Heart Fail. Published 21 June 2024. doi:10.
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