Background: Heart failure is a long-term condition that drastically reduces quality of life and
causes numerous difficulties for patients. Self- care program can improve patients’ health outcomes
and avoid readmission. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of video assisted self-care
educational program for patients with chronic heart failure on their health outcomes. Design: A quasi-
experimental (pre- posttest) design was utilized. Settings: The study was conducted at Cardiac
Outpatient Clinic of Benha University Hospital in Benha City, Egypt. Sampling: Purposive sample
was used to carry out this study. The total sample size included 80 patients. Tools of data collection:
Three tools were used in this study; a structured interviewing questionnaire composed of three parts;
socio-demographic characteristics of the studied patients, medical history, and knowledge regarding
chronic heart failure II: Self-care Index for Heart Failure Patients. III: World Health Organization
Quality of Life. Results: Showed a significant difference of total patients’ knowledge level between
pre and post periods of program, where 65 % of them had poor knowledge level preprogram and
improved to a good level among 82.5% & 76.2%, respectively at immediately post and post 2 months
of program implementation, there were highly significant statistical differences of patients’ self -care
between pre and post 2 months of program, where the mean score of total self-care preprogram was
64.45 ± 6.80 then became 118.81 ± 8.19 post 2 months, and 10% of the studied patients had a good
total level of quality of life preprogram which improved to 83,8% of them post 2 months. Conclusion:
Video assisted self-care educational program was effective in improving patients` knowledge, self
care and quality of life between pre and post periods of program Recommendations: Continuing
application of Video assisted self-care educational program for increasing knowledge and improving
self-care and quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure |
