Heart Failure. Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Patients in the intervention group will receive an Android application in addition to the usual care of the application on the smartphone. This application is a software application t
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of two groups should not be under any investigation or research Having a smartphone or tablet under the Android system where the application can be installed and capable of using it Having fluency in Persian The patient is admitted at least once due to Heart Failure disease. Patients should be admitted by a physician due to an exacerbation of heart failure Having a weak to moderate self-care based on self-care questionnaire for European heart failure Having ages 18 to 65 years Having class 2 and 3 in Heart Failure classes Patients have been admitted for an exacerbation of heart failure to the hospital and are not at the compensatory phase of the disease. Not having any other chronic disease that requires frequent hospitalization, such as cancer, severe kidney disease and dementia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patient's admission for any reason other than the illness studied
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self care. Timepoint: Measure self-care (before intervention) and 3 months after using the application. Method of measurement: European self-care questionnaire for patients with heart failure (12 items) Jarasma et.al. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNahid Kiaroosta
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed