Construction of items framework of transcultural nursing health self-management education for patients with chronic heart failure

Abstract

Objective To establish the items framework of transcultural nursing self-management education for patients with chronic heart failure(CHF). Methods Delphi method was used in this study. The items framework of transcultural nursing self-management education for patients with CHF was developed based on two rounds of consultation among 17 experts. Results The response rates of questionnaires of two rounds of expert consultation were 100%. And the authority coefficient, determine coefficient and degree of familiarity were 0.895, 0.850 and 0.940, respectively. The items framework of transcultural nursing self-management education for patients with CHF consisted of 10 one-levels entries, 29 two-levels entries and 117 three-levels entries. Conclusions The items framework with good scientifically and practicability is based on the transcultural nursing theory, and provides scientific basis for the practice of personalized self-management education. Key words: Heart failure; Transcultural nursing; Self-management education; Construction