文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Quality of life and self-care in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases: The effect of a Traditional Chinese Medicine health educational intervention

作者：Sun, Yi-Qin[1,2];Jiang, An-Li[1];Chen, San-Mei[2];Li, Hui[2];Xing, Hai-Yan[2];Wang, Fang[3]

机构：[1]Second Mil Med Univ, Coll Nursing, Room 310,800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China;[2]Shaoxing Univ, Med Coll, Nursing Dept, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Peoples R China;[3]Shaoxing Second Hosp, Nursing Dept, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

年份：2017

卷号：38

起止页码：134

外文期刊名：APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH

收录：SSCI(收录号：WOS:000418988900022)、SCI-EXPANDED(收录号：WOS:000418988900022)、、Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85031492391)、WOS

基金：This work was supported by the Health Department of Zhejiang Province (Grant No: 2013ZB140) and Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: Y16G03008).

语种：英文

外文关键词：Traditional Chinese Medicine; Cardiovascular diseases; Quality of life; Self-care

外文摘要：Aims: To explore the effects of a Traditional Chinese Medicine health educational intervention on the quality of life and self-care agency of elderly patients living with chronic cardiovascular disease. Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The secondary prevention and treatment for chronic cardiovascular disease emphasize the importance of lifestyle modification. However, behavior-changing is difficult and individual choices are influenced by broader environmental factors. The lifestyle intervention for the purpose of self-care enhancing should be considered the driving force from the cultural element. Methods: The study was conducted from April 2014 to October 2014. Ninety-eight community dwelling individuals with chronic cardiovascular disease were recruited from Shaoxing and randomized. 48 participants were in the intervention group with a 6-month Traditional Chinese Medicine health education and 50 participants were in the control group with routine care. The main measurements included health-related quality of life and self-care agency, which was assessed by the Short Form-36 Chinese version and the Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale respectively, and were measured at the baseline and post intervention (6 months after baseline). Results: After 6 months of intervention, the quality of life and self-care agency in the intervention group were significantly improved. Conclusions: The traditional Chinese medicine health education is an effective method for promoting quality of life and self-care agency in cardiovascular disease patients. It could be applied as adjunctive care for cardiovascular disease patients self-care supporting.