Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Translation, cross‑cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Symptom Distress Scale (SDS) in heart failure patients

. Mansoureh A. Farahani; . Shabnam Shariatpanahi; . Fereshteh J. Tehrani; . Mahsa Boozaripour

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND: Patients with heart failure experience severe and chronic physical and psychologicalmanifestations while the disease progresses. Assessing the degree of distress caused ... Read More

The relationship between frailty syndrome and self‑care ability in the elderly with heart failure

. Leila Zahed Nakhjiri; . Azar Darvishpour; . Parand Pourghane; . Bahareh Gholami Chaboki

Volume 11, Issue 11 , December 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Identification of frailty syndrome in patients with heart failure can affect the processof the disease and their ability to self‑care. Considering the lack of a study ... Read More

Comparing the effects of teach‑back method, multimedia and blended training on self‑care and social support in patients with heart failure: A randomized clinical trial

. Maryam Karami Salaheddin Kola; . Hedayat Jafari; . Jamshid Yazdani Charati; . Vida Shafipour

Volume 11, Issue 6 , July 2021, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: The knowledge level of caregivers and their support for patients can affect theself‑care of patients with heart failure (HF). The present study was conducted to compare ... Read More BACKGROUND: The knowledge level of caregivers and their support for patients can affect theself‑care of patients with heart failure (HF). The present study was conducted to compare the effectsof teach‑back, multimedia, and blended training methods on self‑care and social support in patientswith HF and on knowledge in their caregivers.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a randomized clinical trial, a total of 150 HF patient‑caregiver dyadswere randomly allocated into three equally sized training groups, using a simple number table (n = 50). Thestudy was conducted between May to October 2018 in Sari, northern Iran. In the teach‑back, multimediaand blended training groups, patient‑caregiver dyads participated in 20–30‑min training sessions heldface‑to‑face, using digital video disc (DVD) and combination of teach‑back and DVD on 4 consecutivedays at the bedside of hospitalized patients in coronary care unit, respectively. Data were collected usingthe European Heart Failure Self‑Care Behaviour Scale and the multidimensional scale of perceived socialsupport for patients. Caregivers’ level of knowledge was measured using the HF Knowledge Scale. Datawere measured on the first day of hospitalization, 1 day before discharge and 4 and 8 weeks after patients’discharge. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 18 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).RESULTS: All three educational methods improved self‑care behaviors in patients. The comparison ofself‑care behavior scores in patients with HF among the three groups at different time points showedno statistically significant differences (P > 0.05), except 1 day before discharge (P = 0.04). Therewere no statistically‑significant differences between the teach‑back, multimedia and the blendedtraining group in terms of perceived social support at any of the four‑time points (P > 0.05). All threetraining methods improved the level of knowledge of caregivers. However, the score in the blendedtraining groups was higher than the other groups (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: According to the results of the present study, it seems that all three educationalinterventions can improve self‑care behaviors in HF patients and increase knowledge in theircaregivers. However, using the blended training method was associated with better outcomes.

Informational needs and related problems of family caregivers of heart failure patients: A qualitative study

. Masoud Bahrami; . Shahram Etemadifar; . Mohsen Shahriari; . Alireza Khosravi Farsani

Volume 4, Issue 5 , November 2014, , Pages 1-6

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Background: Heart failure is incurable disease and patients often have an ongoing decline oncediagnosed. The symptoms of heart failure may impair the ability of patient to perform activities ... Read More

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Translation, cross‑cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Symptom Distress Scale (SDS) in heart failure patients

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The relationship between frailty syndrome and self‑care ability in the elderly with heart failure

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Comparing the effects of teach‑back method, multimedia and blended training on self‑care and social support in patients with heart failure: A randomized clinical trial

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Informational needs and related problems of family caregivers of heart failure patients: A qualitative study

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