Outcomes
Anxiety Depression, Atrial Fibrillation
HEART, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
The patients completed a set of self-reported questionnaires, tapping answers directly into the data management program REDCap using an Ipad before receiving the intervention and at a six-month follow-up visit. The baseline and follow-up visits were conducted in the out-patient clinic and facilitated by the first author who was available if patients and family members had any questions or experienced technical problems with the Ipad.The primary outcome was defined as a clinically relevant change of 11 points on the global score measured on the Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life Questionnaire (AFEQT). Secondary outcomes were changes in the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), the European Heart Rhythm Association Scale (EHRA), the Ice Expressive Family Functioning (ICE-EFFQ), and the Ice Family Perceived Support (ICE-FPSQ). Additionally, we registered adherence to the intervention by counting how many family sessions the patients and their families attended.