Key result
Theory of Planned Behavior education reduces 6-month dietary sodium intake in HF vs usual care.
Why the study?
Does an educational intervention based on The Theory of Planned Behavior reduce dietary sodium intake in patients with heart failure?
Population
52 patients with heart failure (n=52)
Comparison
Educational intervention based on The Theory of… vs Usual care (no dietary instructions)
Design
RCT, randomized
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Supports theory-based education to reduce sodium intake in heart failure; confirms efficacy of Theory of Planned Behavior interventions.
RCT (n=52)
Does an educational intervention based on The Theory of Planned Behavior reduce dietary sodium intake in patients with heart failure?
p-value: p=0.01
A theory-based educational intervention successfully reduced dietary sodium intake at 6 months in patients with heart failure.
Welsh et al. (2012) conducted an RCT in Heart failure (n=52). Educational intervention based on The Theory of Planned Behavior vs. Usual care was evaluated on Dietary sodium intake (p=0.01). An educational intervention based on The Theory of Planned Behavior significantly lowered dietary sodium intake in patients with heart failure at 6 months compared to usual care (p=0.01).
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