The Effects of Social Optimization Chat for Interactive Learning for Heart Failure (SOCIAL_HF) on Improving Social Frailty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether the WeChat-based program Social Optimization Chat for Interactive Learning for Heart Failure (SOCIAL\_HF) can improve social frailty in elderly patients with heart failure. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can a 6-week WeChat online group interactive learning program (SOCIAL\_HF) improve social frailty? Does the intervention enhance self-care abilities, social participation, and perceived social support? Researchers will compare SOCIAL\_HF to usual care (self-study heart failure self-care manual) to assess whether SOCIAL\_HF can improve social functioning. Participants will: Engage in weekly WeChat video meetings for six weeks (Participate in peer sharing and collaborative tasks). Complete daily health task check-ins. Access online self-care resources.
• 60 years old and above;
• Live in the community;
• a definitive diagnosis of heart failure based on the Framingham Heart Failure Diagnostic Criteria;
• a diagnosis of heart failure for 6 months or longer;
• evidence of social pre-frailty or frailty, determined by the SFS-8 score ≥ 2; (6) possession of a smartphone and experience using WeChat;
⁃ (7) be able to read and write Chinese.