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ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Apinya Wongpiriyayothar

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Effects of Home-Based Care Program On Symptom Alleviation and Well-Being AmongPersons with Chronic Heart Failure.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Thai Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, January-March 2008, Page 25.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Chronic heart failure (CHF) often requires a long period of recuperative care to address physical psychological and social functions CHF patients need a home-based care program to alleviate symptoms and improve well-being. This study was a randomized clinical trial aimed to examine the effects of a home-based care program on the alleviation of symptoms and improvement of well-being of CHF patients. The study framework included a symptom management model and coaching strategies. A sample of 96 participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. The experimental group intervention consisted of two home visits for coaching and at least two weekly telephone contacts to assure regular performance of self-monitoring and symptom management activities. The control group received usual care. Data were collected before the intervention and after the intervention at week-8 and week-12. Collection instruments were the Collection instruments were the Chronic Heart Failure Symptom Severity Scale and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-36 V2) to measure well-being. The results show that a home-based care program can significantly alleviate the severity and increase the well-being of CHF patients. The findings provide nurses with guidelines for taking care of CHF patients at home. In order to generalize the findings further study must be carried out in different patient groups with various severity levels so that the finding can be generalized to the whole CHF population.

Keywords: psychological, nurses, home-based care program, symptom alleviation, well-being, quality of life, symptom severity, heart failure

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Chiang Mai University

Code: 200800102

ISSN/ISBN: 0859-7685

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: Thai

Category: Abstract Journal

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