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Self-care Management in Heart Failure Using Roy Adaptation Theory-guided Intervention in the United Arab Emirates
Soufiane Roussia1,2, Priyalatha Muthu3, Rose Ekama Ilesanmi3,4
1RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Alkhiama, UAE.
Purpose:
To assess the knowledge and practice of self-care management among patients with heart failure (HF) after Roy adaptation theory-guided educational program.
Methodology:
One group quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design of 30 purposively selected patients with HF was conducted. Outcomes were examined under three domains: knowledge, self-care maintenance, and monitoring pre- and post-intervention, using a validated instrument based on four adaptive modes of Roy's theory.
Major Results:
Most of the respondents were male (76.6%) and 56.7% were over 60 years of age. At the pretest, only 16.7% demonstrated adequate knowledge of self-care, and 76.7% reported poor practices in the domains of self-care maintenance and monitoring. Also, 90% scored poorly in self-care management. Knowledge of self-care practices increased at post-test (93.3%). There was a significant difference in knowledge (t = 15.79, df = 29, p < .001) and practice (t = 9.35, df = 29, p < .001) pre- and post-intervention. However, there was no significant association between selected demographic characteristics, knowledge, and self-care practice (p > .05).
Conclusion:
Knowledge and practice of self-care management are poor among patients with HF. However, theory-driven practice can enhance care and patients' quality of life.
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