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PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
卷 64, 期 1-3, 页码 128-135出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.12.007
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heart failure; computer-based education; patient education; intervention; self-care; nursing; compliance; quality of life; knowledge; gender
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a single-session, interactive computer-based educational program on knowledge, compliance and quality of life in heart failure patients with special emphasis on gender differences. Methods: One hundred and fifty-four patients, mean age 70 years, from five heart failure clinics were randomised to either receiving only standard education (n = 72) or standard education and additional computer-based education (n = 82). Results: Knowledge was increased in both groups after I month with a trend towards higher knowledge (P = 0.07) in the computer-based group. The increase in knowledge was significantly higher in the computer-based group after 6 months (P = 0.03). No differences were found between the groups with regard to compliance with treatment and self-care or quality of life. The women had significantly lower quality of life and did not improve after 6 months as the men did (P = 0.0001). Conclusion: Computer-based education gave increased knowledge about heart failure. Practice implications: Computers can be a useful too] in heart failure education, but to improve compliance a single-session educational intervention is not sufficient. Gender differences in learning and quality of life should be further evaluated. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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