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The Effect of Health Literacy INDEX-based Education on Knowledge, Self-care Behaviors and Readmission in Heart Failure Patients

The Effect of Health Literacy INDEX-based Education on Knowledge, Self-care Behaviors and Readmission in Heart Failure Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20100725004443N27
Enrollment
90
Registered
2019-05-28
Start date
2019-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-08-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart failure. Heart failure

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Training based on the health literacy index, using the educational manual and the general content, regarding that the dimensions of self-care includes maintenance (

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients with heart failure Patients who their illness has been diagnosed since the past year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to presence in the research Age less than 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-care. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Self- care Heart Failure Index.;Heart failure knowledge. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale.;Readmission. Timepoint: 30 days after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Self report.—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRoya Khorrami Estakhri

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

r.m.kh.69@gmail.com+98 21 6105 4000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026