mechanical heart valve patients. Presence of prosthetic heart valve
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In control group just will receive regular care, without any intervention. Intervention 2: The intervention group, in addition to usual care, will participate in self-management progra
Prevention
Treatment - Drugs
In control group just will receive regular care, without any intervention
The intervention group, in addition to usual care, will participate in self-management program .Self-management program contains of 3 parts: medical management, role management, and emotional manageme
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Scinces
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The use of warfarin as an anticoagulant; The patient or the patient's immediate family members are not members of the treatment team; having 18-60 years old; Doesn’t be under another study; having heart valve replacement surgery in recent year for the first time; Doesn’t have chronic disease; Doesn’t have mental disorder. Exclusion criteria: During the study, patients had a complications of drug abuse; Wouldn’t like to continue; Wouldn’t like to continue intervention followed with telephone contacts.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Drug adherence. Timepoint: before and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: drug adherence questionnaire and INR test.;Self-efficacy. Timepoint: before and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: self-efficacy questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoumeh Zakerimoghadam
Nursing- Midwifery Faculty of Tehran University of Medical Science
Outcome results
None listed