heart failure,
Conditions
Interventions
Both the IG and UCG received an HF self-
care brochure that provided HF-
related and home self-
care information,
including the definition of HF,
causes,
the NYHA functional classification,
self-
care considerations,
HF medications,
strategies for dealing with emotional and sleep changes,
and caregiver burden adjustment,
etc
Experimental Other
illness representation-
focused patient education
Sponsors
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOTS), Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were as follows: the potential participants had a diagnosis of HF (New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II to III) by a physician, were aged above 20 years old, were able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and could perform activities of daily living independently
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were a diagnosis of dementia or a psychiatric disorder, inability to be contacted by phone or refusal of follow-up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| illness/symptom representation, emotional representation, self-care, quality of lif Data were collected at baseline, one month and three months after discharge from hospital Illness representations, Self-Care | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-operative pain score 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours postoperatively Visual analogue scale (VAS),Post-operative Complication (from Morphine) until discharge None | — |
Countries
TAIWAN
Contacts
Public ContactHsing Chen
National Cheng Kung University
Outcome results
None listed