Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effect of systematic nursing interventions on knowledge, attitude and self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure (HF). Patients and Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was applied to this study. Subjects were recruited from a cardiac medical outpatient clinic of a regional hospital. A total 80 subjects, which included 40 HF patients in the experimental group and 40 HF patients in the control group, was selected by using a purposed method. The experimental group received systematic nursing interventions by researchers using "The brochure for self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure". The control group received no systematic nursing interventions. Data, such as knowledge, attitude and self-care behavior, were measured by a structured questionnaire. Results: The findings of the study indicated that the systematic nursing interventions increased patients' knowledge, improved their attitude and increased their self-care behaviors. Conclusions: The systematic nursing interventions by "The brochure for self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure" could be supplied in clinics in the future.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-111 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Tzu Chi Medical Journal |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- And self-care behaviors
- Attitude
- Heart failure
- Knowledge