After participating in the Medagogy-based program, participants demonstrated increased health literacy, self-management behaviors, and functional capacity compared to their pre-program levels. Medagogy-based, Health literacy, Self-management behavior, Functional capacity
Conditions
Interventions
The Medagogy-based program to enhance health literacy was a group-based intervention designed to improve self-management behaviors and increase functional capacity. The researcher provided information
2) information exchange through transformative learning and teach-back strategies to enhance health literacy
and 3) an informed decision to change self-management behaviors through transformative learning strategies. This program consisted of five sessions, led by a researcher. Each session lasted one hour a
understanding the physical or chemical factors of chronic heart failure
I: indication
identifying the signs and symptoms caused by the problems in heart failure).
Session 2 provides information on T (pharmacological treatment for heart failure management).
Session 3 provides informatio
Experimental Device,No Intervention No treatment
Medagogy-based health literacy enhancement program,Standard care only
Sponsors
Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing, Navamindrahiraj University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 60 years and above; 2. diagnosed with CHF and NYHA functional class I, II, or III for more than six months by a cardiologist; 3. not having other severe complications from their health problems that prevent full participation in all program processes; 4. having no sensory cognitive problems; 5. maintaining a good cognitive state; 6. having inadequate health literacy; 7. being able to care for oneself; and 8. being willing to participate in the program until the study was finished.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) being hospitalized during any of the program sessions and 2) not being willing to continue the program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health literacy Before and end of program The Heart Failure Specific Health Literacy Scale (HF-HLs) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-management behavior 7th Week The Heart Failure Self-Management Behavior Scale (HF-SMBS) ,Functional capacity 11th Week 6MWT | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSaowaluk Thummak
Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing, Navamindrahiraj University
Outcome results
None listed