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Effect of Illness Perception Correction - Based Educational Program on Quality Of Life and Self- Care in Patients with Heart Failure: a Randomized Controlled Trial
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Akbari, Ali Sadeghi Cheraghi, Mohammad Ali Kazemnejad, Anoushiravan Nomali, Mahin Zakerimoghadam, Maasoumeh |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Introduction: Because of the chronic nature of Heart Failure (HF), low Quality of Life (QoL) and poor self-care are prevalent among patients with HF. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of illness perception correction- based educational program on QoL,and self- care in patients with HF. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 78 eligible patients were included in the study from Rajaei Heart Center (Tehran, Iran) and randomly assigned into intervention and control group with 1:1 allocation ratio. The intervention was a combination of illness perception correction- based education program (30- minute sessions over 3 consecutive days) and 10-minute phone calls made once a week in the course of 8 weeks. The control group received usual care. The primary outcome was quality of life and secondary outcomes were self- care and illness- perception which were measured at baseline and at the end of the study. SPSS version 13 was used for the analysis. Results: Out of 76 eligible patients, 70 patients with HF finished the study. Although the mean of quality of life, self-care, and illness perception were not different at baseline, QoL (45.2 (8.3) VS 66.8 (15.4); P<0.001), self-care (18.5 (4.5) VS 37.1 (7.2); P<0.001), and illness- perception (183.6 (8.4) VS 151.2 (24.5); P<0.001) improved following the program in the intervention group in comparison to the control group. Conclusion: According to the study findings, this program can be applied by nurses for patients with HF as a discharge plan in order to improve their QoL, self-care, and their illness perception. |
| Starting Page | 89 |
| Ending Page | 93 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.15171/jcs.2019.013 |
| PubMed reference number | 31249818 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://jcs.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcs-21488 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.15171/jcs.2019.013 |
| Journal | Journal of caring sciences |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
