نوع مقاله : پروتکل مطالعه (protocol study)
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1 استادیار، گروه پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم،جهرم، ایران
2 کارشناس ارشد پرستاری داخلی-جراحی، گروه پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم، جهرم،
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Introduction: Heart failure is one of the common causes of hospitalization in adults over 65 years old. Low health literacy is a major problem not only for patients, but also for healthcare providers and health systems. Educating family members on disease control and even prevention can be very helpful, because there is a strong connection between the family and the health status of its members. By providing multiple resources and instant feedback, the virtual world is able to help people quickly acquire the knowledge they need. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of family-oriented self-care education through smartphones on health literacy and self-care status of heart failure patients in Jahrom city.
Methods & Materials: This study is a double-blind clinical trial. At first, the samples were selected in the accessible way, and then they were divided into two intervention and control groups in a simple random way through computer software; each group had 30 people. The tools used include: Demographic Questionnaire, Newtbeam Heart Failure Health Literacy Questionnaire, and Rigel Heart Failure Self-Care Status Assessment Questionnaire. After all the patients completed the questionnaire, family-oriented training for the intervention group started in Soroush Messenger. One month after the end of the intervention, the relevant questionnaires completed by both intervention and control groups. Data analysis was determined using SPSS version 22 software at a significance level of 0.5%.
Discussion: In line with the many problems that heart failure patients face, providing education in the field of self-care can be an important step towards improving their physical health and increasing their health literacy. Considering the benefits of education through smartphones and the fact that the research has been done, it has been done in the field of self-care education in a family-oriented and face to face manner; But so far, no research based on family-oriented self-care training through smartphones for heart failure patients has been found; Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of the effect of self-care education in a family-oriented way, through a smartphone.
Clinical trial code: IRCT20210114050037N2
کلیدواژهها English
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