Effects of an educational program on self-care behaviors and its perceived benefits and barriers in patients with Heart Failure in Tehran
| Autor: | J Shojafard, H Nadrian, MH Baghiani Moghadam, SS Mazlumi Mahmudabad, HR Sanati, M Asgar Shahi |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | پیاورد سلامت, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 43-55 (2009) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-8132 2008-2665 |
| Popis: | Backgrounds and Aim: Self-care behaviors are an important aspect of Heart Failure (HF), management, Educating self-care behaviors to HF patients have to be a part of routine management of HF in hospitals and health care Centers. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of an educational intervention on self-care behaviors and its perceived benefits and barriers in patients with HF in Tehran. Materials and Methods: This is was an interventional study. A Simple sampling was conducted on 180 outpatients (90 intervention group and 90 control group) with HF referring to Shaheed Rajaee Heart Hospital in Tehran to participate in this study. Before and 2 months after implementing the educational program through group discussion, face to face interview, educational movies and pamphlets, a self-prepared questionnaire was completed by the participants. Validity and reliability of the scales were approved. SPSS software was used for the purpose of data entry, manipulation, and analysis. Results: After implementing the educational program, patients' self-care (74.5%) and perceived benefits (19.35%) were significantly increased (P |
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