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Study aim
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Determining the effect of training based on the Orem self-care model on self-management ability and readmission in elderly people with heart failure in Fasa city, 2014
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Design
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A randomized, single-blind clinical trial with two intervention groups and a control group. 60 elderly patients with heart failure. Simple random assignment of the sample to the intervention and control groups.
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Settings and conduct
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CCU and post-CCCU departments of Hazrat Vali Asr (A.T.) Medical Education Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences. In the intervention group, in addition to the usual ward care, a self-care educational program was provided in the form of 4 sessions, each session lasting 10-60 minutes. The study was single-blind (participants).
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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. Exclusion criteria included the occurrence of specific mental and physical disorders, patient death, failure to participate in educational sessions, incomplete questionnaires, and unwillingness to continue cooperation.
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Intervention groups
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In the intervention group, in addition to the usual ward care, a self-care educational program will be held in the form of 4 sessions, each session lasting 10-60 minutes, in the morning/afternoon shift, for as long as the patient is hospitalized in the hospital. In the control group, no intervention will be performed during the hospitalization period and they will be under the usual ward care and education.
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Main outcome variables
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Self-management and readmission