Heart failure. Heart failure, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In intervention group, patients will train with group teach back method. At first, details will describe with simple language for patients
then patients will ask to recount the educational training with their own language until access to patients’ comprehension thoroughly. To investigate the effect of telephone follow-up, patients will d
Prevention
In intervention group, patients will train with group teach back method. At first, details will describe with simple language for patients
In control group, routine hospital training will present and for assessing the effectiveness of telephone follow-up, patients will divide into two groups. The first control group will follow up by tel
Sponsors
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being older than 40 years old; diagnosis of heart failure by the attending physician; presence of heart failure at least 6 months from diagnosis; having fully consciousness and being familiar with Persian language, lack of any psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia; lack of drug addiction; lack of acute physical illness such as dialysis or any other diseases that prevent the learning process. Exclusion criteria: patient refusal to continue follow-up; any physical problems other than those related to heart failure or mental problems that occur during intervention and prevent training process; being absence in two training sessions continually.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Readmission rate. Timepoint: Baseline and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Ask the patient, their family and reading medical records.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Baseline and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Minnesota Heart Failure Quality of Life Questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical dimensionl of quality of life. Timepoint: Before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire.;Spiritual dimension of quality of life. Timepoint: Before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire.;Socio-economic dimension of quality of life. Timepoint: Before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMdineh Dastoom
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed