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PROspective MEmory Training to improve HEart failUre Self-care (PROMETHEUS): study protocol for a randomised
Jan Cameron1, Peter G Rendell2, Chantal F Ski3
1Centre for the Heart and Mind, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Level 5, 215 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia. jan.cameron@acu.edu.au.
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|May 1, 2015
Summary
Prospective memory training may improve heart failure self-care and well-being. This study investigates the Virtual Week Training Program
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Psychology
Background:
- Cognitive impairment affects up to 75% of heart failure patients, impacting health outcomes.
- Prospective memory is crucial for independence and often impaired in heart failure.
- This study examines prospective memory training for heart failure self-care and outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a prospective memory training program on heart failure self-care.
- To assess effects on patient health outcomes, carer strain, and quality of life.
- To understand cognitive processes in heart failure and reduce healthcare costs.
Main Methods:
- Randomized controlled trial with 200 heart failure patients and their carers.
- Intervention: Virtual Week Training Program (computerized prospective memory training).
- Control: Non-adaptive computer-based word puzzles; comparison with a healthy control group.
Main Results:
- Assessments include prospective memory, neuropsychological, self-care, and physical/emotional functioning.
- Outcomes measured at baseline, 4 weeks, and 12 months post-intervention.
- Carer outcomes include quality of life, strain, and perceived control.
Conclusions:
- The Virtual Week Training Program may enhance prospective memory in heart failure patients.
- Improved prospective memory could lead to better self-care behaviors and patient well-being.
- This intervention has the potential to reduce healthcare costs by improving patient management.
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