Condition 1: Cardiovascular Diseases. Condition 2: Cardiovascular Diseases. Condition 3: Cardiovascular Diseases. Hypertensive diseases Ischaemic heart diseases Other forms of heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age 60 years and older; the patient's ability to understand, speak and educable; participation in the empowerment program; history of cardiovascular disease for at least 6 months before as affirmed by the cardiologist; lack of mental illness; not taking anti-anxiety drugs or psychotropic medication; residence in the city of Bushehr and Genaveh. Exclusion criteria: the patient's unwillingness and one of his companions to participate in the study; participate in the other training of heart disease in the period under study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ability of social support receiving. Timepoint: Pre intervention, 1.5 months after intervention. Method of measurement: empowerment in receiving social support questionnaire of elderly patients with cardiovascular disease. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sense of Coherence. Timepoint: Pre intervention,1.5 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Antonovsky Sense of Coherence questionnaire,1987. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Deputy for Research -Bushehr University of Medical Sciences