Values-Affirmation + Education Intervention Targeting Medication Adherence in Older Adults With Heart Failure

Part of paid clinical trials in Providence, Rhode Island.

Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital
Study ID: NCT05575375
Status: Completed

Conditions

Heart Failure

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: ALL
Age: 50 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Values Affirmation + Usual Care — BEHAVIORAL
Participants will engage in a brief values-affirmation exercise to target personal motivation and openness to medication adherence. The interventionist will then review tailored medication education and individual skills training recommendations. The participant's study medication monitoring devices will be labeled with the participants' most important core value(s). Participants will also continue with their usual care.
Usual Care — OTHER
Participants will be asked to continue with their usual care (e.g., cardiac rehabilitation, ongoing medical management)

Study Details

The goals of this study are to determine the (1) feasibility and (2) acceptability of the study procedures through a pilot randomized controlled trial of a values affirmation intervention targeting medication adherence in adults with heart failure enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation relative to usual care.