Key result
Family nursing therapeutic conversations were superior to conventional care in increasing social support scores among heart failure patients (p=0.002 at 3 months) and their family members (p<0.001).
Why the study?
Increased social support from nurses is considered an important resource to strengthen family health and functioning and improve psychological well-being in patients with heart failure and their close family members.
Do family nursing therapeutic conversations added to conventional care improve social support, family health, and family functioning in outpatients with heart failure and their family members?
RCT (n=790)
randomly assigned
Yes
Do family nursing therapeutic conversations added to conventional care improve social support, family health, and family functioning in outpatients with heart failure and their family members?
p-value: p=0.002
Family nursing therapeutic conversations significantly improve perceived social support from nurses for both heart failure patients and their family members up to 12 months.
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Family nursing conversations boost nurse social support in HF outpatients and families; extends RCT evidence for family interventions but leaves health/functioning effects open.
Østergaard et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in heart failure (n=790). Family nursing therapeutic conversations vs. conventional care was evaluated on Social support, family health and family functioning (p=0.002). Family nursing therapeutic conversations were superior to conventional care in increasing social support scores among heart failure patients (p=0.002 at 3 months) and their family members (p<0.001).
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