To Understand the Self-care Ability of Farmers and Fishermen With CMDs (Hypertension, Heart Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Type 2 Diabetes), Whether They Are Aware of CMDs, Their Treatment Status, Treatment Effectiveness, and Their Ability to Describe Known and Practice the Self-care Content of CMDs.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes; Hyperlipidemia; Stroke

• Registration Number: NCT06703151
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

This project will be based on nursing scholar Dorothea Orem's self-care theory, integrating the concept of the \[life essential 8, LE8\] proposed by the American Heart Association, as well as our team's recent research findings. We aim to develop educational materials and tools tailored for this group, termed \[Self-Care Eight Essentials\] aligning with these theories and previous research outcomes. This study aims to present an overview of self-care abilities among farmers and fishermen with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, identifying the distance from the ideal level and related influencing factors. It intends to establish self-care educational materials and tools tailored to the socioeconomic background of this specific population. Additionally, the study aims to transform these materials into tabletop game educational tools that possess credibility, effectiveness, and an element of entertainment. Through patents and technology transfer, these tools are expected to serve as convenient and effective guidance instruments for health bureaus and primary healthcare units.

Detailed Description

Research background: In addition to emphasizing three-stage and five-level prevention strategies, community nursing is also expected to demonstrate innovative capabilities and initiatives in health equality and climate change response in sustainable development. Agriculture and aquaculture are an important development of the country, the foundation of people's life and ecological conservation; Taiwan's southwestern coast is an important base for providing high-quality agricultural and fishery products to the people, accounting for one-third of the households and people engaged in agriculture and fishery in the country. However, with international economic and trade pressures and climate change, the number of these farmers and fishermen is decreasing year by year as they face declining production capacity and income. According to the preliminary research results of our team, the prevalence and mortality rate of cardiometabolic diseases among farmers and fishermen along the southwestern coast are higher than those in the country and advanced countries in Europe and the United States. At the same time, the rate of chronic dehydration is also high. Overall farmers and fishermen have low education levels, are aging, and lack medical resources. Relatively inadequate. Literature shows that if people with cardiometabolic diseases improve their self-care abilities, they can avoid health deterioration such as myocardial infarction and stroke. From the perspective of assisting the sustainable development of agriculture and fisheries, how to overcome the health inequalities caused by social factors determining health? Through The focus of this project is to provide innovative strategies that are consistent with their socio-economic background and to effectively improve their self-care abilities and chronic dehydration problems. In the past, our team has gradually reduced the incidence of liver cancer and other related cancers in the region through the detection, referral and treatment of type C virus hepatitis with a high prevalence in the region. It has also provided the Ministry of Agriculture with relevant health needs and policy initiatives for farmers and fishermen, and has gained a lot of popularity. The trust and attention of relevant units will help us continue to promote cross-domain cooperation. So far, there is a lack of relevant literature at home and abroad to explore and improve the health problems of farmers and fishermen; there is even less research on community nursing to prevent and improve the worsening of cardiometabolic diseases.

Research purpose: Therefore, this project will be based on the results of previous research to conduct the following discussions: (1) the self-care ability of farmers and fishermen with cardiometabolic diseases; (2) designing a design that is consistent with the socio-economic background of farmers and fishermen to improve their self-care Ability teaching materials and teaching aids; (3) Verify the effectiveness of this teaching materials, teaching aids and the experimental design of this study, as a basis for industry-university cooperation with local governments and private enterprises, in order to achieve the influence of benefit diffusion.

Research methods and objects: This project will be based on the self-care theory of nursing scholar Dorothea Orem, combined with the concept of the eight key elements of life \[life essential 8, LE8\] proposed by the American Heart Association, and the research results of our team in recent years, to construct a structure that is suitable for this group Teaching materials and teaching aids for \[Self-care - Octathlon\]. This project is expected to be completed in three years. In the first year, a cross-sectional descriptive research method will be used to target farmers and fishermen on the southwest coast. It will cooperate with the Health Bureau and regional hospitals to identify farmers and fishermen with existing cardiometabolic diseases and carry out self-care. To discuss ability, chronic dehydration and its influencing factors, the sample size is estimated to be approximately 338 people. The research methods and purposes in the second to third years are: (1) Complete \[board game\] teaching aids that meet the socio-economic and cultural background needs of farmers and fishermen, and train seed teachers; (2) Community-based quasi-experimental research design, select Participants in the conditions were randomly assigned to the intervention group and the control group in clusters. Participants in both groups received the \[Self-Care-8thlon-SC-8\] teaching materials; the intervention group also received the \[SC-8-Monopoly Board Game\] program. After adopting the conventional community care model with the control group, the differences in self-care ability, cardiometabolic and inflammatory indicators are estimated to be approximately 205 in both groups at this stage. Use descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, such as chi-square and variance tests, multivariable linear, logistic regression and generalized estimating equations, to process repeated measurement data and adjust the effects of influencing factors.

Analysis: The study will employ both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses, such as chi-square and analysis of variance (ANOVA), multivariate linear regression, logistic regression, and generalized estimating equations (GEE) to handle repeated measures data and adjust for the effects of influencing factors.

Expected results: This study will be able to present an overview of the self-care ability of farmers and fishermen with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, as well as the distance from ideal and related influencing factors, establish self-care teaching materials and teaching aids suitable for the socio-economic background of this group, and transform it into a reliable Through the completion of patents and technology transfer, the \[board game\] teaching aids with validity and entertaining functions are expected to be used as convenient and effective guidance tools for health bureaus and primary medical care units.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-25
• Study Start: 2024-12-02
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-12
• Primary Completion: 2025-02-20
• Study Completion: 2027-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 338

Inclusion Criteria

• Farmers and fishermen who have been diagnosed with CMDs
• Aged between 18 and 75 years old
• Able to take care of their own daily life and can walk to the unit or community activity center that cooperates with this project
• Can communicate with Taiwanese and Mandarin, and agree to participate in the second and third years of this study

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who have no household registration or live in an unstable place in the study area
• Those who have had a stroke or myocardial infarction
• Those who have kidney and heart failure diseases and have limited water intake
• Those who have cognitive or mental disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Number of participants who can reduce cardiometabolic risks through enhancing CMDs self-care ability	12 months	Conducting CMDs' self-care health education intervention to evaluate participants' health-related behaviour changes and cardiometabolic risks reduction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Mailiao, Yun Lin Hsien, Taiwan