Development and Evaluation of 'My Voice': a Randomized Controlled Trial
The study aims to develop and evaluate a web-based interactive platform (called 'My Voice') that helps to educate patients with heart failure and their caregivers about heart failure, identify their goals for end-of-life care, and share these with their caregivers and doctors.
‣ \- The inclusion criteria for patients are
• Age ≥ 21 years old
• Singaporean or Permanent Resident
• Diagnosed with heart failure
• Symptoms classified under NYHA class II (with an ejection fraction of less than or equal to 35%), III or IV
• Intact cognition determined through the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) (for pilot testing and main RCT)
• Ability to speak and read English, Mandarin or Malay
• Willing to complete a web intervention
• Easily contactable via mobile phone or landline
• Have a permanent address in Singapore for at least the next 1 year
⁃ Not recruited in a previous phase of the study
‣ The inclusion criteria for caregivers are
• Age ≥ 21 years old
• Nominated as a healthcare spokesperson by the patient or the main decision maker for the patient (for intervention arm only)
• Ability to speak and read English, Mandarin or Malay
• Willing to complete a web intervention
• Easily contactable via mobile phone or landline
• Have a permanent address in Singapore for at least the next 1 year