Research Article

The Effect of the Teach-Back Method on Knowledge, Performance, Readmission, and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients

Table 3

Measurements of physician visit in intervention and control groups.

VariablesFrequencyUnadjustedAdjusted#
Odds ratio95% C.I. valueOdds ratio95% C.I. value
LowerUpperLowerUpper

GroupsIntervention3514.0112.86668.500<0.00145.4565.623367.473<0.001
Control35ReferentReferentReferent

Physician visit
 >1 time in month470.0440.008.242<0.001.011.001.1440.001
 One time in month23ReferentReferentReferent

Adjusted for baseline measurements, gender, age, BMI, education, family history, hypertension history, diabetic history, hyperlipedimia history, smoking history, alcoholic history, and stressful personality. Bold values indicate significant P values.