Overview
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if motivational interviewing, performed remotely through videocalls, is effective to improve self-care in patients with heart failure
Description
After signing the informed consent form, patients with heart failure will be assigned to the intervention or control group (1:1). The intervention group will receive a total of seven motivational interviewing sessions over 12 months. The control group will receive the standard care.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- a diagnosis of HF according to international guidelines;
- Class II, III or IV in the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional;
- poor self-care, defined as at least two items of the Self-Care Heart Failure Index 7.2 (SCHFI 7.2) with a score of 0, 1 or 2;
- age ≥ 18 years;
- having an internet access to allow the videocalls;
- willingness to sign the informed consent form. -
Exclusion Criteria:
- severe cognitive dysfunction, with a score 0 - 4 on the Six-item screener;
- acute coronary events event in the prior three months;
- living in nursing homes a residential settings where self-care cannot be performed;
- if the patient's informal caregiver is not willing to participate in the study.
