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Study aim
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Investigating the impact of peer support on quality of life and self-care in patients with intracardiac implantable electrical Device
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Design
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semi-experimental study of the pretest-posttest type with two groups, intervention, and control.Due to the open environment and the risk of information leakage between the two groups random allocation may not be feasible.The sample size for each group is 30 individuals.
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Settings and conduct
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Catheterization laboratory and Heart Department of Imam Khomeini hospital.peer support under the supervision of the research team for one month and at least twice a week.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Entry criteria:People between 18 and 60 years old, people for whom implantable device is installed inside the heart for the first time, People who speak Persian, People who have access to mobile phones , Non-entry criteria:Having underlying conditions, such as kidney failure and strokes, People with known and treated cognitive disorders, Having the history of replacing the generator, Participation in the previous similar plan
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Intervention groups
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Control group: Patients who met the inclusion criteria, are asked to complete the study tools after obtaining informed consent and again, one month and two months later, they complete the tool. Intervention group: After obtaining informed consent from the patients, peer support intervention is done for them under the supervision of the research team; In this way, the peers call the patients at least twice a week for a month and exchange information and solve the patients' problems, and the researcher calls the peers at least twice a week and inquiries about the condition of the patients and answers their questions. At the end of the first month and then the second month after the intervention, the study tool is completed again by the patients
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Main outcome variables
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Quality of life, self care