heart failure. Congestive heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: having a functional level 3 and 4 on the New York Heart Association classification; cardiac ejection fraction (Ejection Fraction) less than 30% (according to the patient file based on echocardiography); the final diagnosis of heart failure by a cardiologist for all samples; having reading and writing and ability to speak in Farsi language; treated by a physician, cardiologist; residing in Tehran; having normal hearing and vision. Exclusion criteria: participation in educational courses center on heart disease in the period under study; having a mental disorder known (according to the patient's medical records); malignant disease and other chronic diseases; valve disease requiring surgery; existence of is another disease that leads to a hospital stay; perform heart surgery or MI or stroke or died during the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life. Timepoint: Immediately after study and three months after the study. Method of measurement: Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tarbiat Modares University