persons with heart failure class II or III. persons with heart failure who admitted to the medical ward.
Conditions
Interventions
The participants in the experimental group will receive the educational and family support program by the researcher that consists of two-part including during hospitalization and after hospital disch
The educational and family support program,usual care
Sponsors
Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons diagnosed with HF for at least 6 months by the cardiologist. 2. NYHA functional class II to III at the time of recruitment, which the cardiologist confirmed based on NYHA functional class criteria. 3. Aged 40 years or older because of the risk of developing HF increases in this age (Benjamin et al., 2018; Virani et al., 2020). 4. Stable condition of comorbidities in terms of able to control blood pressure and blood sugar, no chronic kidney disease stage IV and V. 5. No impaired vision or hearing. 6. No cognitive impairment by screening with the Thai Mental State Examination (TMSE), the TMSE should be greater than 23 points. 7. Has a mobile phone and can be contacted by LINE application. 8. Able to read, write, and communicate in Thai language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The participants cannot continue in all sessions of intervention. 2. The participants have severe symptoms or complications from heart or comorbidity during the period of the program. 3. The participants have worsening conditions or transfer to the intensive care unit or death before the end of the program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart failure self-care at base line, week 3 after complete the program immediately, and week 7after complete the program The Self-care of heart failure index (SCHFI) version 7.2 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptom burden at base line, week 3 after complete the program immediately, and week 7after complete the program The modified Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Heart Failure (MSAS-HF) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactKhemaradee Masingboon
Burapha University
Outcome results
None listed