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Care Partners and Patients Navigating Year 1 of Dyadic Self-Management post-LVAD

Status: Recruiting

The first year after LVAD implant involves a lot of changes to managing life with an LVAD for both the patient and the caregiver (informal or family care partner). Both patient and care partner will enroll in the study so that we can better understand the experiences of each person, including: self-management, emotional wellbeing, care partner experience and quality of life. You will be asked to fill out questionnaires after LVAD implant (at four time-points) over six months. We also ask you to wear a research watch (for ten days) to measure activity and rest. You can do this entire study from your home.

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Sex: Male or Female
Age Group: 18 years and over
This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria:
Designated care partners (family or informal care givers) and patients who are within the first six-months (± 2 weeks) post-LVAD implantation.
Conditions:

Heart & Vascular

Keywords:

caregiver, Clinics and Surgery Center (CSC), LVAD (Left ventricular assist device), mechanical circulatory assist, self-management

Study Contact: Heart Research STUDY - heartresearch@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Kristin Sandau
IRB Number: STUDY00023402

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