Condition: Heart Failure · Mental Health · Stress · Sponsor: Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Heart failure is a high-risk, chronic condition that impacts patients' mental health. Approximately 50% of heart failure patients experience comorbid mental health conditions, such as stress, depression and anxiety, which affect their day-to-day lives. Despite this interconnection, the integration of mental health awareness and support into cardiac care remains limited. To address this gap, the FRAME (Foundation, Recognition, Awareness, Management, Engagement) intervention was co-designed by researchers, healthcare providers, health system decisionmakers, and patient partners. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of implementing the FRAME intervention in pilot clinical sites within two health regions in Ontario, Canada, including team-based family medicine clinics, cardiac rehabilitation/specialist clinics, and emergency departments. Utilizing a pretest-posttest hybrid 1 model intervention design, this study evaluates process indicators and patient-focused outcomes through surveys and semi-structured qualitative interviews. Findings from this study will inform a future large scale cohort study and scalable integration of the FRAME tool into existing cardiac care pathways to enhance mental health awareness and support among heart failure patients.
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Krystal Kehoe MacLeod, PhD · 613-862-4314 · kmacleod@bruyere.org
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| Seaway Valley Community Health Centre (Cardiac Rehab Program) | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | Recruiting |
| Centre de Santé Communautaire de l'Estrie | Limoges, Ontario, Canada | Active Not Recruiting |
| Orleans Cardiopulmonary Clinic | Orléans, Ontario, Canada | Recruiting |
| Bruyère Health Research Institute | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Not Yet Recruiting |
| Byward Family Health Team | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Not Yet Recruiting |
| Montfort Hospital, and associated Aline-Chrétien Rehabilitation Clinic | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Active Not Recruiting |
| Ste-Anne Medical Clinic | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Active Not Recruiting |
| University of Ottawa Heart Institute | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Active Not Recruiting |
| Winchester Memorial Hospital | Winchester, Ontario, Canada | Recruiting |
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