THE EFFECT OF PICTORIAL TRAINING ON SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZED TO THE ABBASI HOSPITAL MIANDOAB – 2016

Heart failure, one of the most common chronic diseases and major causes of
mortality in the world with high prevalence of progressive with hospital admissions are unpredictable.
Self-care one important aspect of treatment in patients with heart failure. This study aimed to determine
the effect of pictorial training on self-care activities in patients with Congestive Heart Failure
hospitalized to the Miandoab Abbasi hospital - 2016
Materials & Methods: This randomized clinical trial, a total of 70 samples from patients with heart
failure hospitalization Miandoab Abbasi hospital in 2016, sampling were selected by convenience
sampling method and randomly divided into two groups intervention (n=35) and control (n=35) were
studied. The control group received routine training and intervention group received pictorial training.
Data from the questionnaires and during interviews with patients before and after the intervention were
collected. Chi-square tests, t-test and independent t-test were used for data analysis.
Results: The results showed that, in control group, the mean score of self-care was 45/83 ± 11/97 that
after the intervention has increased to 46/64 ± 11/61, that is not statistically significant (p> 0.392).
Whereas in the intervention group, the mean scores before intervention was 42/98 ± 8/09 that after the
pictorial training has increased to 62/04 ± 8/45, that statistically is significant (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that pictorial training programs implemented to promote
self-care behaviors of patients is effective.