Enhancing Caregiver Support for Heart Failure Patients: the CarePartner Study
Heart Failure, Congestive
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Heart Failure, Congestive focused on measuring Health Information Technology, Patient Care Management, Self Care, Quality of Life, Family or non-Family Informal Caregivers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Veterans with heart failure (HF) treated at the VA Louis Stokes (Cleveland) facilities will be eligible if they have New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-III diastolic or systolic HF noted by inpatient or outpatient ICD-9 codes.
Exclusion Criteria:
Veterans treated at the VA Louis Stokes (Cleveland) facilities will be ineligible if they:
- have a serious mental illness or cognitive dysfunction, e.g., psychosis, dementia, or active substance abuse (alcohol and/or other drugs);
- do not speak English fluently;
- are receiving palliative care due to advanced HF or other health problems;
- receive the majority of their HF care from providers outside of the VA;
- are unable to use a telephone to respond to weekly automated self-management support calls; or
- are unable to nominate an eligible informal caregiver.
Sites / Locations
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
- VA Medical Center, Cleveland
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm 1
Arm 2
Veterans with heart failure that can identify an out-of-home informal caregiver
Veterans with heart failure that can identify an out-of-home informal caregiver