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the effect of self-care education on health-promoting behaviors

Not Applicable
Conditions
MS patients.
Registration Number
IRCT20201112049367N1
Lead Sponsor
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

The patient has informed consent to participate in the study.
Have a definite diagnosis of MS by a neurologist.
Patients are between 18 and 40 years old.
Be literate and media literate.
They are not in the acute stage of the disease and at least 6 weeks have passed since the last recurrence of the disease.
Have enough ability to take care of themselves.
At least 2 years have passed since the first diagnosis.
Mobile access and how to use the WhatsApp application.

Exclusion Criteria

The patient withdraws from the study for any reason.
The patient is not able to implement a self-care program due to the complications of the disease.
Acute and critical attacks of the disease during the intervention.
Have other acute illnesses such as heart, kidney, respiratory, gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases other than MS.
Lack of access to mobile phones
Absence of more than two sessions in training sessions
Failure to follow the training program

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health-promoting behaviors. Timepoint: Immediately before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Health Promoting Lifestyle Questionnaire Walker et al.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Distance nursing self-care training. Timepoint: 6 week. Method of measurement: Health Promoting Lifestyle Questionnaire Walker et al.
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