| Learning style and learning needs of heart failure patients (The Need2Know-HF patient study). | |
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PMID: 19520614 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Heart failure management programs which include education are the gold standard for management of patients with heart failure. Identifying the learning styles and learning needs of heart failure patients is an essential step in developing effective education strategies within these programs. AIM: To investigate the learning style and learning needs of heart failure patients. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with heart failure at a large tertiary referral hospital completed a Heart Failure Learning Style and Needs Inventory. RESULTS: From the total of 55 patients who completed the questionnaire 64% reported a preference for multimodal learning style, 18% preferred read/write, 11% preferred auditory, and 7% preferred kinesthetic. In relation to educational topics, signs and symptoms was ranked as the most important topic to learn about followed by prognosis. CONCLUSION: This study provides a poignant snap-shot into the world of chronic disease. In essence, the patients' educational needs for living with heart failure can be summed up as "Never better, getting worse, unpredictable". The results indicate that these groups of patients need to know (Need2Know) about information regarding their signs and symptoms as well as wanting to elicit the significance of their disease and whether it can be cured. |
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Mary Boyde; Anthony Tuckett; Robyn Peters; David R Thompson; Catherine Turner; Simon Stewart |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-06-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: 8 ISSN: 1873-1953 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-27 Completed Date: 2010-02-05 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101128793 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 316-22 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Second Floor, Building 15, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia. m.boyde@uq.edu.au |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Educational Status Female Heart Failure* Humans Learning* Male Middle Aged Needs Assessment Patient Education as Topic* / organization & administration Questionnaires |
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