Heart failure. Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Consent to participate in study 2. Age: 18-65 3. Definite diagnosis of HF 4. Class II, III, and IV HF according to the New York Heart Association classification 5. No severe sensory, cognitive, or mental disorder according to participants’ medical records 6.The ability to speak in Persian 7. No life-threatening comorbid conditions 8. No history of participation in educational interventions similar to our intervention 9. No need for cardiac surgery 10. Ejection fraction= 20% according to the result of echocardiography
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Afflicted by myocardial infarction during the study 2. Answering to less than 80% of the data collection instrument items 3. Need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the study 4. Missing at least two intervention sessions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Uncertainty. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 6 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Mishel questionnaire.;Sense of coherence. Timepoint: Before, immediately and 6 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Antonovsky questionnaire.;Re-hospitalization. Timepoint: 6 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Interview. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences