Effect of Implementing an Educational program on Health Status Outcomes for Patients Congestive Heart Failure

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of implementing an educational program on health status outcome for patients congestive heart failure. Subject and Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the effect of implementing an educational program on health status outcome for patients congestive heart failure. The subjects of the study was conducted in the cardiac care units in three selected governmental hospitals in Port Said city , El-Nasr Hospital, General Port Said Hospital and Al-Tadamon Health Insurance Hospital (The total sample size was 108 patients).Two tools was developed and used by the researcher for data collection. Tool: Congestive heart failure patients Questionnaire is divided into two parts. Part (1): This part included practice assessment regarding congestive heart failure and clinical data questionnaire as sociodemographic data and patient history and clinical data. Part (2): This part included educational program for patients with congestive heart failure. Results: After the educational program the results showed a positive statistically significant difference in the study group than control group in household activity(96.3%) , self-care(100%), decrease load of work by others(62 .6%)., sporting activity(72.2%), take rest during work(82.3%) and regular vacation(53.7%), know hazards of smoking(98%), not excessive salt and fat(13.0% and 5.6%) in the diet, and positive aspect of the life(72.2%). , in the first second evaluation (after 3 months).Conclusion: Educational program has a significant improvement on health status outcome for patients congestive heart failure. Recommendation: education program for nurses working with CHF patient’s concerning improve their information.