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Evaluating a Web-Based Self-Management Intervention in Heart Failure Patients: A Pilot Study
Nazli Bashi1, Carol Windsor, Clint Douglas
1School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. nazli.bashi@csiro.au.
Background:
Web-based interventions may have the potential to support self-care in patients with chronic disease, yet little is known about the feasibility of Web-based interventions in patients with heart failure (HF).
Objective:
The objective of our study was to develop and pilot a Web-based self-care intervention for patients with HF.
Methods:
Following development and pretesting, we pilot tested a Web-based self-care intervention using a randomized controlled design. A total of 28 participants completed validated measures of HF knowledge, self-care, and self-efficacy at baseline and 1-month follow-up.
Results:
Change scores and effect size estimates showed that the mean differences in HF knowledge (d=0.06), self-care (d=0.32), and self-efficacy (d=0.37) were small. Despite email reminders, 7 of 14 participants (50%) of the sample accessed the site daily and 4 of 14 (28%) had no record of access.
Conclusions:
Larger randomized controlled trials are needed that attend to all sources of self-efficacy and include more comprehensive educational tools to improve patient outcomes.
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