Evangelista USA et al ( 2015 )
Elderly patients Prospective , with CHF . quasiexperimental N = 42 study
The influence of RMS on activation , self-care , and quality of life ( QOL ) in elderly CHF patients . significant increase in patients ’ selfcare skills . However , in the usual care group , a significant increase did not occur . In the second month , it was observed that there was a significant negative correlation between self-care and knowledge in the intervention group ( r = -0.48, p = 0.03 ).
Activation , Self-Patientcare and QOL . RMS in the group experienced a significant increase in their self-care management levels . In the comparison group , there was an increase in patients ’ self-care management levels , but it was not a significant increase . Also , there was an increase in patients ’ self-care maintenance levels in the RMS group , however , a decreased occurred in the comparison group . There was a significant positive correlation between self-care management and self-care maintenance ( r = 0.594 , p < 0.001 ).
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