Research Article
A Supportive-Educational Intervention for Heart Failure Patients in Iran: The Effect on Self-Care Behaviours
Table 2
Comparison of self-care scores (maintenance, management, and confidence) by group and time.
| | | Intervention
Mean ± SD | Control
Mean ± SD | Student’s -test, value |
| | Self-care maintenance | | | | | Baseline | 18.5 (12) | 21.9 (14.6) | −1, >0.05 | | 1st month | 56.6 (25) | 23.8 (15) | 6.9, <0.001 | | 2nd month | 70.2 (21.3) | 30.5 (16.4) | 9.2, <0.001 | | 3rd month | 75.1 (20.7) | 31.9 (15.5) | 10.4, <0.001 | | Self-care management | | | | | Baseline | 11.9 (11.9) | 16.7 (16.7) | −1.4, >0.05 | | 1st month | 48.9 (20.5) | 21.5 (16.7) | 6.4, <0.001 | | 2nd month | 61.1 (18.5) | 28.2 (17.4) | 8, <0.001 | | 3rd month | 66.5 (15.3) | 30.3 (17.6) | 9.6, <0.001 | | Self-care confidence | | | | | Baseline | 10.6 (13.3) | 16.8 (14.4) | −1.9, >0.05 | | 1st month | 53.5 (24.6) | 18.3 (16.5) | 7.3, <0.001 | | 2nd month | 66.1 (23.2) | 23.6 (17) | 9.1, <0.001 | | 3rd month | 69.6 (25.3) | 27.6 (18.6) | 8.3, <0.001 |
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