brucellosis. Brucellosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patient has brucellosis according to the diagnosis and in the acute stage (less than 3 months from the onset of symptoms) be at most in the first two weeks of drug treatment All or a number of clinical signs and symptoms have fever and pain, fatigue, sweating and anorexia The headline of Wright or Coombs Wright is equal to or greater than 1/80, or the 2ME test is equal to or greater than 1/40 Be under drug treatment in accordance with the national guidelines for controlling brucellosis Lack of mental illnesses according to the client's history and ability to self care Willingness to participate in this study. Capable of speaking, being able to hear and communicate He has not previously attended self management training on brucellosis. Have access to the phone and preferably the Internet at home (if the program is implemented online) and have read and write literacy Not about women in breastfeeding and pregnancy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not participating in online or in person training group (absence of more than one session) Discontinuation of drug use for medical reasons Dissatisfaction with cooperation in the continuation of the study Client's hospitalization during study Simultaneous participation in similar educational groups
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fever, pain, fatigue, appetite. Timepoint: At the beginning of work in both experimental and control groups, measurement of fever, pain, fatigue, appetite, Sweating and 8 weeks later and after the end of drug treatment, reassessment. Method of measurement: Fever with thermometer, Appetite from the first 3 questions of the questionnaire (ADTA), Sweating with the patient's self expression, Pain with visual analog scale (VAS), Fatigue with visual fatigue intensity scale (VAFS). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences