Effectiveness of a Self-Care Program in Improving Symptom Distress and Quality of Life in Congestive Heart Failure Patients: A Preliminary Study

自我照顧方案改善心衰竭患者生活品質與症狀困擾成效之初步研究

王筱珮(Shiao-Pei Wang) ； 林麗嬋(Li-Chan Lin) ； 李啟明(Chii-Ming Lee) ； 吳肖琪(Shiao-Chi Wu)

《The Journal of Nursing Research》 19卷4期 (2011/12) Pp. 257-266

https://doi.org/10.1097/JNR.0b013e318237f08d

摘要

探討心衰竭自我照顧方案的執行，是否能顯著降低心衰竭病患的症狀困擾，提昇功能狀態，改善生活品質，減少再入院及急診的機會。

關鍵字

自我照顧 ； 心臟衰竭 ； 生活品質 ； 症狀困擾

並列摘要

This study was undertaken to determine if participants with heart failure who were managed under the HFSC program had fewer distressing symptoms, better functional status, improved quality of life, and reduced hospital and emergency readmission rates compared with control group participants.

並列關鍵字

self-care ； congestive heart failure ； quality of life ； symptomdistress ； nursing ； Taiwan

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