This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of planned visual education based on the Health Belief Model on the attitudes, beliefs, and symptoms of heart failure patients towards their disease. Planned visual education based on the Health Belief Model has positive effects on the attitudes, beliefs, and symptoms of heart failure patients towards their disease.
This study, which evaluated the effects of planned visual education based on the Health Belief Model on the attitudes, beliefs, and symptoms of patients with heart failure towards their disease, was conducted with 110 heart failure patients. The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study conducted on two groups as intervention (n = 55) and control group (n = 55). The study was conducted between September 2021 and March 2022 at Manisa Celal Bayar University (MCBU) Hafsa Sultan Hospital Cardiology Polyclinic. Simple randomization method was used in assigning the sample group to the experimental and control groups. Data were collected using "the Patient Identification Form", "the Health Belief Model Scale - Heart Failure" and "Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale - Heart Failure".
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
110
Patients in the intervention group received HBM based training for a period of 6 months. During the training, one-on-one interviews were provided with each patient. Patients were shown a power point presentation, a brochure, and 3 training videos. Any questions patients had were answered one-on-one.
Manisa Celal Bayar University
Manisa, Manisa, Turkey (Türkiye)
Data collection tool
In order to monitor the effectiveness of the intervention in the study, a 6-month follow-up was conducted and data were collected from the intervention group 3 times (before the intervention, at 3 months and at 6 months) and from the control group twice (at the first interview and at 6 months) through data collection forms. HBM-based education program was applied to the intervention group as an intervention. Data collection tools were "Patient Information Form", "Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale - Heart Failure (MSAS-HF)" and "Health Belief Model Scale in Heart Failure (HBM-HF)". Patient Information Form: A total of 15 questions are included, including sociodemographic information (such as age, gender, marital status, education status, employment status, occupation and income status) and additional information regarding HF/HF treatment (perceived health status, compliance with diet, exercise, treatment compliance, regular doctor visits, etc.) of the participants.
Time frame: Pre-test
Data collection tool
In the study, 3-month data were collected from the intervention group using the same measurement tools. MSAS-HF: The scale is used to evaluate the symptoms experienced by patients with HF. It consists of three sub-dimensions in total (physical symptoms, psychological symptoms, and HF symptoms). For the symptoms encountered, it is expected to rate the frequency and severity of the symptom with a four-point Likert-type assessment, and the discomfort with a five-point Likert-type assessment. In the calculation, symptom load is first calculated for each symptom. The load of the unseen symptom is evaluated as zero. The Cronbach alpha values of the scale were reported as 0.53 for physical symptoms, 0.63 for psychological symptoms, and 0.55 for HF symptoms.
Time frame: 3 month
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