The effect of family-center self-care training through smartphones on health literacy and self-care status of patients with heart failure in Jahrom city in 2023

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• Conditions: Heart Failure.; Left ventricular failure; I50.1

• Registration Number: IRCT20210114050037N2
• Lead Sponsor: Jahrom University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Willingness to participate in the study
Age 18 to 65 years
Not having known psychological problems
Being in the 2nd class of heart failure as diagnosed by a cardiologist
Having a primary caregiver (such as a spouse or children)
The ability of primary caregivers to access smartphones
Being literate in reading and writing

Exclusion Criteria

Absence in more than two training sessions
death of the patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health literacy. Timepoint: Measuring health literacy before the implementation of the educational intervention and one month after the implementation of the educational intervention. Method of measurement: Heart failure health literacy questionnaire.;Self-care status. Timepoint: Measuring the state of self-care before the implementation of the educational intervention and one month after the completion of the educational intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire to measure the self-care status of patients with heart failure.