Effectiveness of an educational program in nursing in the self-care of patients with heart failure: randomized controlled trial

Authors

  • María de los Ángeles Rodríguez-Gázquez Universidad de Antioquia; Facultad de Enfermería
  • Edith Arredondo-Holguín Universidad de Antioquia; Facultad de Enfermería
  • Richard Herrera-Cortés Research Incubator Kairos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000200012

Keywords:

Heart Failure, Self-Care, Education, Nursing, Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Unblinded randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program in nursing (educational meetings, home visits, telenursing and a printed book) in the improvement of self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure was evaluated. Thirty-three people participated in the intervention group and thirty in the control group. At the beginning and at the end of the study (ninth month), Nancy Artinian's Heart Failure Self-care Behaviors Scale was applied to assess the level of self-care. 66.0% of the intervention group versus 26.6% of the control group improved the self-care score by at least 20% (p<0.001). The Number Needed to Treat was 2.5. The findings suggest that the educational intervention has beneficial effects on the self-care behaviors of people with heart failure.

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Published

2012-04-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Effectiveness of an educational program in nursing in the self-care of patients with heart failure: randomized controlled trial. (2012). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 20(2), 296-306. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000200012