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Karvandi Z, Tabarsi B, Seifi B. Effect of Palliative Care on Health-Promoting Behaviors in Patients with Heart Failure. IJRN 2026; 12 (3) : 1
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Department of Nursing, TeMS.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran tabarsi1383@gmail.com
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Introduction: Heart failure is a chronic progressive syndrome that can affect the quality of life of patients. Palliative care, as a holistic, effective approach, is significant in symptom management and health promotion. This study aimed to determine the effect of palliative care on patients with heart failure.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2025, at Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular Institute, Tehran, on 56 eligible participants divided into (n=28) intervention and (n=28) control groups. After obtaining an Ethic Code and informed consent, the intervention group received 7 sessions of PC programs in addition to routine care via WhatsApp from discharge of hospital until one month follow-up visit. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, Health Promoting Life Style Profile-II (HPLP-II), and Palliative Care Outcome Scale (POS). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, including independent t-tests, paired t-tests, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Levin test using SPSS 27 software.
Results: The groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic variables and questionnaire scores in the pre-test (P>0.05). The total score of HPLP significantly improved in the intervention group after receiving the palliative care program (P= 0.048). However, the subscale scores didn't change significantly. The total score of POS in the intervention group was significantly lower (better) as well (P=004). The change in scores in the control group wasn't statistically significant (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Palliative care has a positive effect on improving health-promoting behaviors in heart failure patients, and it could be highly recommended as an effective care model in the country's protocols of cardiac nursing and treatment.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2025, at Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular Institute, Tehran, on 56 eligible participants divided into (n=28) intervention and (n=28) control groups. After obtaining an Ethic Code and informed consent, the intervention group received 7 sessions of PC programs in addition to routine care via WhatsApp from discharge of hospital until one month follow-up visit. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, Health Promoting Life Style Profile-II (HPLP-II), and Palliative Care Outcome Scale (POS). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, including independent t-tests, paired t-tests, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Levin test using SPSS 27 software.
Results: The groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic variables and questionnaire scores in the pre-test (P>0.05). The total score of HPLP significantly improved in the intervention group after receiving the palliative care program (P= 0.048). However, the subscale scores didn't change significantly. The total score of POS in the intervention group was significantly lower (better) as well (P=004). The change in scores in the control group wasn't statistically significant (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Palliative care has a positive effect on improving health-promoting behaviors in heart failure patients, and it could be highly recommended as an effective care model in the country's protocols of cardiac nursing and treatment.
Article number: 1
Keywords: Palliative Care, Heart Failure, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Self Care, Telemedicine, Iran
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Rehabilitation Nursing
Received: 2025/10/14 | Accepted: 2026/04/27 | Published: 2026/06/19
Received: 2025/10/14 | Accepted: 2026/04/27 | Published: 2026/06/19
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