The Effect of Nurse-Led Education in Heart Failure Patients

NCT07032896 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: AU-IMN-SA-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of nurse-led education on patients' self-efficacy levels, self-care behaviors, medication compliance, and diet compliance in individuals diagnosed with heart failure. This study will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study.

Conditions

Heart Failure

Keywords

Nursing; self-care; Nursing education; Nursing care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale (EHFScBS)

  The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale consists of 12 questions related to life activities to assess the self-care of Heart Failure patients. The scale is a five-point Likert-type scale with a maximum score of 60 and a minimum score of 12. Higher scores on the scale indicate better self-care behavior.The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale (EHFScBS) will be utilized to assess changes in patients' self-care behavior levels. This longitudinal approach will allow researchers to observe any improvements or changes in self-care behaviors that may be attributable to the intervention (nurse-led in-hospital education and post-discharge telephone follow-up).

  This assessment will be conducted at two distinct time points: at the beginning of the study (baseline- day 0) and at the end of the 3rd month.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• General Self-Efficacy (GSE), The Beliefs About Medication Compliance Scale (BMCS), The Beliefs About Dietary Compliance Scale (BDCS)

  This assessment will be conducted at two distinct time points: at the beginning of the study (baseline- day 0) and at the end of the 3rd month.

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will be trained. The training program will be implemented in line with the patient needs determined by the researcher. In order to fill this knowledge gap, existing research findings and evidence-based treatment guidelines have been extensively reviewed. The training program will be based on the guidelines. Before the patient is discharged, the patients who will be included in the intervention group will be interviewed and their verbal and written consents regarding participation in the study and application of the study forms will be obtained. The intervention group will be evaluated at the beginning of the study before training is provided and at the end of the third month when all training sessions are completed.

Behavioral: Nurse-led Patient Education

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

control group routine care

Interventions

Nurse-led Patient Education BEHAVIORAL

The training program will be implemented in line with patient needs determined by the researcher. In order to overcome this lack of information, existing research findings and evidence-based treatment guidelines were extensively reviewed. The training program will be based on the following guidelines. The program will start with a 30-minute individual training session on patients' self-efficacy level, self-care behaviors, medication and diet compliance processes. This training will be carried out in the hospital in accordance with the patient's plan. Discharged intervention group patients will then be interviewed by telephone six times over a period of three months, and two interviews will be scheduled for each of these monthly periods. In order to measure the impact of the intervention, data will be collected twice, before and after the training for the intervention group

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals who have been diagnosed with heart failure in the hospital by a specialist physician,
• Have stable class I-IV heart failure according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification criteria,
• Literate,
• Patients whose clinical condition has stabilized,
• Diabetes and hypertension under control,
• Age 18 and over,
• Have acute and chronic heart failure
• Individuals who accept the study will be included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Those with a neuromuscular problem,
• Those with serious cognitive problems and psychiatric illnesses,
• Those with physical limitations (such as visual or hearing impairment, orthopedic problems),
• Those under the age of 18,
• Those who are illiterate,
• Those who wish to withdraw from the study at any stage of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Akdeniz University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Akdeniz University Health Services Vocational School, Department of Health Care Services Elderly Care, Antalya, Türkiye

Antalya, Konyaaltı, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor , PhD

Model Details: The research is a randomized controlled experimental study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 26, 2025
• First Posted: June 24, 2025
• Study Start: July 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2025
• Study Completion: October 31, 2025
• Last Updated: June 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)