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 Prof. Wenru Wang Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
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| Title: HOMe-based HEart Failure Self-Management Programme Study (The HOM-HEMP Study) | |
| Abstract:
With the rising ageing population and increased prevalence of elderly patients with chronic heart failure over the decades, there is a need to develop chronic heart failure management programmes to enhance the quality of life of these elderly patients. This study is designed to develop and evaluate the effects of a nurse-led, home-based self-management psychosocial education programme, titled HOMe-based HEart Failure Self-Management Programme (HOM-HEMP), on self-efficacy, self-care behaviour, health-related quality of life, psychological well-being, social support, and clinical outcomes among elderly patients with chronic heart failure in Singapore. We adopted a single-blinded, stratified, three-arm randomised controlled trial. The six-week HOM-HEMP consists of a Tool Kit specially designed for heart failure patients and a supplemental smartphone application (App). A total of 213 elderly patients with chronic heart failure from a tertiary public hospital in Singapore will be enrolled into this study through consecutive sampling. They will be randomly allocated to one of the following: control group, experimental group A (HOM-HEMP without App) or experimental group B (HOM-HEMP with App). While the HOM-HEMP will be conducted by a research nurse, data collection will be performed by another research assistant who is blinded to the participants’ group assignment and collects data at baseline, six weeks, three and six months. To evaluate the acceptability, strengths and weaknesses of the HOM-HEMP, a process evaluation will also be performed. The proposed study adds on to knowledge generation, evaluating the effectiveness of both the HOM-HEMP and the additional smartphone App in managing chronic heart failure in elderly patients. The study has been registered with ClinicalTrials.gov. The trial registration number is NCT 03108235
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| Biography:
Dr Wenru Wang has completed her PhD received her PhD at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She is now an Assistant Professor at Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore. Dr Wang’s major research interests include cardiovascular nursing and cardiac rehabilitation, developing psychometric measurement tools, chronic diseases/symptoms management, and nursing education. Over the past years, she has been awarded over 20 grants with a mount of over 2.0 million SGD. Her research expertise covers quantitative, qualitative and mix-design methods. Dr Wang has authored two books, eight book chapters and has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers in international refereed journals and over 20 papers in local and regional scientific journals. She has presented her research at over 50 international conferences and has been invited to conduct seminars/workshops at various national and international nursing conferences and universities. She has been recognised with several national and international awards for the achievement in her research endeavours.
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