by Riegel, Barbara / ICPSR Harvested Dataverse·Updated 4mo ago
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Description
Encompassing data from a randomized controlled trial with 250 enrolled informal caregivers of adults with heart failure, assessing a virtual support health coaching intervention versus a control group. Data were collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months, measuring self-care, stress, coping, and health status. The study assessed 667 caregivers for eligibility, with primary ineligibility due to low Health Self-Care Neglect (HSCN) scale scores.
Use Cases
Analyze the relationship between Health Self-Care Neglect (HSCN) scale scores and caregiver burden or perceived stress scores.
Compare changes in self-care maintenance scale scores between the ViCCY intervention and control groups over the 6-month study period.
Model the effect of active, avoidance, and minimization coping scores from the ways of coping questionnaire on caregiver health status as measured by the short-form 36 scale.
Investigate the correlation between baseline sociodemographic characteristics and primary outcome measures like self-care and perceived stress.
Strengths
Data from a randomized controlled trial design with 250 enrolled participants provides a structured comparison between intervention and control groups.
Longitudinal data collection at three time points (baseline, 3 months, 6 months) allows for analysis of change over time.
Uses validated psychometric scales such as the self-care inventory (SCI), Health Self-Care Neglect (HSCN) scale, perceived stress scale, ways of coping questionnaire, and short-form 36.
Limitations
Sample size is limited to 250 enrolled caregivers from an initial pool of 667 assessed, which may limit statistical power for some subgroup analyses.
Attrition and varying completion rates for the intervention group (mean 6 sessions) could introduce bias in longitudinal analysis.
Geographic coverage is limited to the United States, and eligibility criteria excluded caregivers with low HSCN scores or providing less than 8 hours of weekly support.
Provenance
Source
Riegel, Barbara via ICPSR Harvested Dataverse.
Collection Method
Data collected as part of a randomized controlled trial assessing a virtual support health coaching intervention.
Time Range
2019-2024.
Freshness
Data covers the period 2019-2024, with a last updated metadata date of 2026-02-23.
Geography
United States.
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