The impact of education on self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure

Effect of continuous care pattern on self-care behaviors of hospitalized heart failure patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016111930963N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-02-09

Start date

2016-03-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

heart failure. Heart failure

Interventions

Intervention 1: Experiment group: this group will complete specific questionnaire of self-care indicators. The continuous care model consisting of 4 stages of orientation,sensitization,implementation

Prevention

Experiment group: this group will complete specific questionnaire of self-care indicators. The continuous care model consisting of 4 stages of orientation,sensitization,implementation and evaluation w

Control group will receive routine cares without any educational program. After three months, again the items related to self-care behaviors will be assessed by the questionnaire.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: subjects over 30 years with heart failure based on clinical symptoms; ECG and echocardiography which represent ejection deficiency less than 40 percent; classification in level II and III heart failure based on categorization system of New York Heart Association; availability for follow up during the study; informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: patients with severe mental or cognitive disorders; patients with a history of working in therapeutic centers; receiving information about self-care of heart failure disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maintenance (keeping) of self-care. Timepoint: Three months. Method of measurement: Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure.;Management of self-care. Timepoint: Three months. Method of measurement: Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure.;Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure. Timepoint: Three months. Method of measurement: Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure.	—

Measure

Time frame

Maintenance (keeping) of self-care. Timepoint: Three months. Method of measurement: Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure.;Management of self-care. Timepoint: Three months. Method of measurement: Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure.;Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure. Timepoint: Three months. Method of measurement: Specific questionnaire of indicators self-care in patients with heart failure.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-care behaviors. Timepoint: Three months. Method of measurement: Chek list.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKhadijeh Aghakarimi

Urmia University of Medical Sciences

aghakarimi.khadijeh@gmail.com+98 44 4535 1800

Outcome results

None listed

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