Individualized education focusing on self-management improved the knowledge and self-management behaviour of elderly people with atrial fibrillation: A randomized controlled trial
- Title
- Individualized education focusing on self-management improved the knowledge and self-management behaviour of elderly people with atrial fibrillation: A randomized controlled trial
- Author
- 황선영
- Keywords
- atrial fibrillation; cardiovascular disease; health education; nursing; self-management
- Issue Date
- 2020-11
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE, v. 27, no. 4, article no. e12902, page. 1-11
- Abstract
- Aim: This study examined the effect of an individualized educational intervention on the knowledge, attitudes and self-management ability after 12 weeks for outpatients with atrial fibrillation.
Methods: A randomized control-group pretest-post-test experimental design was used. Elderly outpatients with atrial fibrillation aged over 65 years were recruited from a university hospital in Korea. The experimental group received a 50-min individualized education on self-management, one telephone counselling after 8 weeks and maintenance of a self-management diary for 12 weeks. Data were collected from November 2017 to April 2018 and analysed using SPSS 22.0 for descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing.
Results: The participants' mean age was 71.9 (4.6) years. Compared to the control group (n = 29), the experimental group (n = 31) showed a significantly greater improvement in knowledge regarding atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention (t = -2.27, p = .027) and self-management behaviours (t = -8.02, p < .001). There were no significant group differences in attitudes towards atrial fibrillation.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that education for elderly people with atrial fibrillation should be individualized, focusing on self-management in daily life to prevent cardiovascular complications. Future research is needed to confirm the long-term effects of such education programmes.
- URI
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijn.12902https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/172269
- ISSN
- 1322-7114; 1440-172X
- DOI
- 10.1111/ijn.12902
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