The Effect of Supportive Education, as a Tertiary Nursing Intervention, on the Quality of Life of Patients with Heart Failure
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Quality of life in patients with heart failure is poor. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a supportive educational nursing intervention on quality of life. The quality of life of two groups of patients with heart failure were compared, the control group that received placebo interventions and the experimental group that received a supportive educational intervention. The instrument utilized in this study was the Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index; Cardiac Version III. Betty Neuman’s systems model was the theoretical framework that guided this research. Independent and paired T-tests were utilized to analyze the data. Findings included a significant increase in the quality of life scores for the supportive educational group occurring at the 6-month time period.
Author: Julie A. Switek
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W276832575