Self-Management Intervention to Improve Self-Care and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients
| Autor: | Cheng Hui Chou, Heng Hsin Tung, Chun Yu Lin, Yu Ping Lin, Kuei Ying Chen, Chien Jung Chang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Emergency Nursing Gee Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Single-Blind Method Aged Retrospective Studies Heart Failure Estimation Self-management business.industry Disease Management Middle Aged medicine.disease Test (assessment) Self Care Heart failure Quality of Life Emergency Medicine Self care Physical therapy Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Congestive Heart Failure. 19:E9-E16 |
| ISSN: | 1527-5299 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/chf.12014 |
| Popis: | Self-management intervention is a good method to improve self-care ability, as such, to promote quality of life. However, the research focused on self-management intervention in heart failure patients in Taiwan is very limited. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to test the effectiveness of self-management intervention in patients with heart failure in Taiwan and examine the relationship between self-care ability and quality of life. A quasi-experimental design was used in this study with convenience sampling. Of the 82 subjects participating in this study, 40 of them chose to join the experimental (self-management intervention plus usual care) and 42 of them chose to join control (usual care) group. Three questionnaires were used to collect the data, which were the demographic questionnaire, the self-care questionnaire (Self-Care of HF Index V 6), and the quality of life questionnaire (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire). To examine the effectiveness of the intervention, self-care ability and quality of life were measured, using a pretest, 1- and 2-month follow-up assessment. Generalized estimation equations (GEE) were used to compare changes over time among groups for outcomes to ensure the effectiveness of the intervention. This study confirmed the effectiveness of the self-management intervention. The clinical provider should increase the awareness of the importance of self-management skills and self-care ability especially for heart failure patients. The designated disease-specific self-management patient book and individualize intervention should be dispensing and implementing. |
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