This study aimed to fill a crucial gap in the managing of heart failure in Thailand by assessing the impact of tailored self-management strategies on patient dietary behavior change. Given the importance of diet in heart failure management, particularly in areas with specific dietary challenges, such as high sodium consumption in Thai cuisine. The findings may offer a scalable approach to incorporating cultural and behavioral considerations into heart failure dietary guidelines, potentially redu
Conditions
Interventions
The culturally tailored Heart-Healthy Dietary Self-Management Support Program for Thai adults with heart failure integrates dietary guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Heart A
Experimental Behavioral
Culturally Tailored Dietary Self-Management Support Program on dietary behaviors in Patients with Heart Failure (DSM-HF))
Sponsors
Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University (FON-BUU)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 20 years old or older 2. Diagnosed by a physician as heart failure caused by cardiovascular pathology 3. New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 2-3 4. Able to communicate and understand Thai.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Shortness of breath, dyspnea, or other symptoms indicating worsening heart failure within 24 hours before data collection. 2. Cognitive impairments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart failure Knowledge baseline, week four (program completion) and week eight follow-up. The Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale (DHFKS) assesses knowledge with 15 items : heart failure knowledge, treatment (diet, fluid restrictions, daily activity), and symptoms/symptom recognition.,Healthy eating behaviors in Heart failure baseline, week four (program completion) and week eight follow-up. The Scale for Dietary Behaviors in Heart Failure (SDBHF) evaluates dietary behaviors in heart failure, 19 items to assess consumption patterns, dietary restrictions, and nutritional knowledge. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart failure symptom burden baseline, week four (program completion) and week eight follow-up. The modified Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Heart Failure (MSAS-HF) assesses symptom burden 32 items symptom in the past week (yes , no), gauging heart failure symptom prevalence and severity.,heart failure-related hospital admissions, and emergency department visits baseline, week four (program completion) and week eight follow-up. participant medical record | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactNontakorn Damnong
Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University
Outcome results
None listed