Nurse Telephone Follow-up for Cardiovascular Patients

This study aims to evaluate the effect of follow-up telephone education provided by a nurse on the levels of anxiety, stress, and depression in patients hospitalized in the cardiac intensive care unit during the two weeks after discharge. Patients will be randomly assigned to either the intervention (education) group or the control group. Their levels of anxiety, stress, and depression will be measured before and after the intervention. The aim is to determine whether this educational intervention can improve the psychological well-being of these patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Cardiovascular Diseases Depression Follow-up Study Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Khatam Hospital, Behshahr

Sari, Mazandaran, 4817749365, Iran

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Informed consent obtained from both the patient and their family.
Definite diagnosis of heart disease confirmed by a specialist physician.
No previous history of psychological problems, based on the patient's medical records.
No prior participation in similar educational programs.

Exclusion criteria

Non response to the nurse's follow-up calls.
Failure to complete the survey.

Treatment and study plan

Telephone Education

Behavioral

Participants in this group will receive telephone follow-up education by a nurse during the two weeks after discharge

Standard Care (in control arm)

Behavioral

Participants in this group will receive standard post-discharge care without any follow-up telephone education

Primary outcomes

Depression, Anxiety, stress Score(DASS-21)

Time frame: 2 weeks after discharge

Changes in depression, anxiety, stress scores as measured by DASS-21

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation the Effect of "Nurse Telephone Follow-up" on Depression, Anxiety and Stress and Readmission of Cardiovascular Patients in Hospitalized Patients in Mazandaran Province

Acronym: Nurse-TEL-CVD

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Aug 13, 2025
Registry last updated: Aug 13, 2025

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