Effectiveness of Health Empowerment Education on Self-efficacy and Self-management in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Quasi-experimental Study

Background: Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a progressive, debilitating condition.Enhancing self-efficacy and self-management skills is essential for improving health outcomes and health empowerment education (HEE) plays a key role in strengthening these patient capacities.Objectives: To evaluate the effect of HEE on self-efficacy and self-management in patients with CLD. Materials and methods: Using a quasi-experimental, pre-and post-test, control group design, 60 patients with CLD were purposively selected and then randomly allocated using the flip of coin method into experimental and control groups.The experimental group received the HEE intervention, while the control group received standard care.Post-test assessments were conducted on the 7th day.Data were collected using standardized and validated tools.Results: Baseline scores for both groups were comparable (p > 0.05).In the experimental group, self-efficacy significantly improved from 38.8 6.28 to 51.3 3.7 (p < 0.001), and self-management increased from 48.43 3.9 to 76.2 9.0 (p < 0.001).Post-test comparisons showed significantly higher scores in the experimental group for both self-efficacy (MD = 16.7;p < 0.001) and self-management (MD = 27.9;p < 0.001), with a strong positive correlation between self-efficacy and self-management (r = 0.78, p < 0.001).Conclusion: Health empowerment education is an effective approach, and its integration into the routine care of patients with CLD can enhance patient engagement, disease management, and health outcomes.