Health Literacy, Symptom Burden, Readmission.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: During the study, caregivers in the intervention group will receive routine caregiving training provided in the intensive care unit. In addition, caregivers in the
Sponsors
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Being literate Having a mobile phone and the ability to use social networks and smartphones Diagnosis of ischemic heart disease by a specialist physician and recording in the patient's file The caregiver of the research participant should be the patient's primary caregiver At least 6 months have passed since the diagnosis of the disease
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Absence of cognitive and psychological problems in the patient's caregiver with questioning Caregiver's lack of participation in other similar educational programs and self-care methods in the past 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in Edmonton symptom score. Timepoint: Before and 3 months after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale.;Reduction in the number of readmissions. Timepoint: Before and 3 months after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Readmission of patients after discharge within 1 month of follow-up. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactErfan Mohammadi
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed