The Effect of Self-Care Guidelines on the Quality of Life for Patients With Heart Failure

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Implementation of self-care guidelines significantly improved quality of life in patients with heart failure, with 75% of the intervention group achieving good quality of life compared to 15% in the control group.

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Population: Heart Failure (n=80). Intervention: Self-care guidelines vs. Routine hospital nursing care. Primary outcome: Good quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF score ≥75%) at post-intervention (p=<0.001).

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Implementation of self-care guidelines and patient education improves the quality of life and self-care practices for patients with heart failure. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Q: What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the effect of self-care guidelines on the quality of life for patients with heart failure.

Rania Mohammed Korany; Manar Fathy Hamza; Ola Abdelwahab Abdallah Srour

doi:10.21474/ijar01/22756

February 28, 2026International Journal of Advanced ResearchOpen Access

The Effect of Self-Care Guidelines on the Quality of Life for Patients With Heart Failure

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Key result

Self-care guidelines boost good quality of life ~5-fold vs routine care in HF.

P<0.001
n=80

Why the study?

Self-care is crucial for managing heart failure and linked to improved outcomes, motivating an evaluation of the effect of self-care guidelines on patient quality of life.

Does a self-care guidelines educational program improve quality of life, knowledge, and self-care practices in adult patients with heart failure?

Key Points

To evaluate the effect of self-care guidelines on the quality of life for patients with heart failure.
Quasi-experimental study conducted in the cardiac care unit at EL-Fayoum University Surgery Hospital.
Purposive sample of 80 adult patients randomly allocated into two equal groups (40 patients in the study group and 40 in the control group).
Assessment tools included a structured interview questionnaire, a heart failure and self-care knowledge assessment questionnaire, a self-reported practice checklist, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL BREF) questionnaire.
Sociodemographic baseline profiles were comparable between the study and control cohorts, including mean age (46.95 ± 12.09 vs. 47.24 ± 11.81 years; p = 0.932) and illness duration of 5 years or more (85.0% vs. 77.5%; X2 = 0.738, p = 0.390).
Psychological stress was the most frequently reported perceived cause of heart failure across both arms (95.0% in the study group vs. 90.0% in the control group; X2 = 0.721, p = 0.396).
Implementation of self-care guidelines improved patient outcomes regarding level of knowledge, self-care practices, and physical, psychological, social, and environmental quality of life.

Structured PICO

Does a self-care guidelines educational program improve quality of life, knowledge, and self-care practices in adult patients with heart failure?

P

Population

80 adult patients with hemodynamically stable heart failure, followed for 6 months to evaluate the impact of self-care guidelines.

I

Intervention

Self-care guidelines educational program (6 sessions: 2 theoretical, 4 practical, plus an instructional booklet) added to routine nursing care.

C

Comparator

Hospital routine nursing care only.

O

Outcome

Quality of life assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire.patient reported

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: 75% vs 15%

p-value: p=<0.001

Limitations

Small sample size
Single-center study design

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Implication

Self-care guidelines may benefit HF patients; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.

Abstract

Self-care is crucial for managing heart failure and is linked to better quality of life, reduced mortality, and fewer hospital readmissions. Practical self-care guidelines emphasize patient education and support to improve quality of life. Aim of the study: To evaluate the effect of self-care guidelines on the quality of life for patients with heart failure. Research design: A quasi experimental design (study & control) was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study conducted in cardiac care unit in EL-Fayoum university surgery hospital. Methods: A purposive sample of 80 adult patients from previously mentioned setting, allocated randomly into two equal groups (40 patients in each). Tools: Four tools were utilized, included: Structured interview questionnaire for patients with heart failure, patients' knowledge assessment questionnaire regarding heart failure and self care, patients' self reported practice checklist and World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL BREF) questionnaire.

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Korany et al. (2026) studied Heart Failure (n=80). Self-care guidelines vs. Routine hospital nursing care was evaluated on Good quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF score ≥75%) at post-intervention (p=<0.001). Implementation of self-care guidelines significantly improved quality of life in patients with heart failure, with 75% of the intervention group achieving good quality of life compared to 15% in the control group.

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