Why the study?
Traditional heart failure educational methods are time-consuming and lack remote access, prompting investigation into web-based educational platforms.
Does web-based education improve self-efficacy and self-care ability in heart failure patients?
Population
80 individuals with heart failure with NYHA II-IV classes
Comparison
Web-based education vs information leaflets
Design
Quasi-experimental study
Follow-up
Two weeks
Key result
Web-based education increased self-efficacy and self-care abilities among heart failure patients compared to information leaflets (P<0.001).
Authors
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Does not yet warrant practice change for heart failure education; leaves open benefits of web-based approaches versus leaflets.
Does web-based education improve self-efficacy and self-care ability in heart failure patients?
p-value: p=< 0.001
Web-based education is an effective strategy for improving self-efficacy and self-care abilities in patients with heart failure compared to traditional information leaflets.
Vatmasari et al. (2025) studied Heart failure (n=80). Web-based education vs. Information leaflets was evaluated on Self-efficacy and self-care ability (p=< 0.001). Web-based education increased self-efficacy and self-care abilities among heart failure patients compared to information leaflets (P<0.001).