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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Jan 8:25:e2982.
doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.2167.2982.

Effect of an orientation group for patients with chronic heart failure: randomized controlled trial

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Cristina Silva Arruda  1 , Juliana de Melo Vellozo Pereira  2 , Lyvia da Silva Figueiredo  3 , Bruna Dos Santos Scofano  4 , Paula Vanessa Peclat Flores  5 , Ana Carla Dantas Cavalcanti  6
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of an orientation group for patients with chronic heart failure: randomized controlled trial

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Cristina Silva Arruda et al. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. .

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the orientation group on therapeutic adherence and self-care among patients with chronic heart failure.

Method: Randomized controlled trial with 27 patients with chronic heart failure. The intervention group received nursing consultations and participated in group meetings with the multi-professional team. The control group only received nursing consultations in a period of four months. Questionnaires validated for use in Brazil were applied in the beginning and in the end of the study to assess self-care outcomes and adherence to treatment. Categorical variables were expressed through frequency and percentage distributions and the continuous variables through mean and standard deviation. The comparison between the initial and final scores of the intervention and control groups was done through the Student's t-test.

Results: The mean adherence in the intervention group was 13.9 ± 3.6 before the study and 4.8 ± 2.3 after the study. In the control group it was 14.2 ± 3.4 before the study and 14.7 ± 3.5 after the study. The self-care confidence score was lower after the intervention (p=0.01).

Conclusion: The orientation group does not improve adherence to treatment and self-care management and maintenance and it may reduce confidence in self-care. Registry REBEC RBR-7r9f2m.

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Figure 1. Topics and activities conducted in the meetings of the Orientation Group.
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Figure 2. Flowchart of the study Niterói, RJ, 2014
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