Effect of patient education and telephone follow up by the nurse on the level of hope in patients suffering from heart failure

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of patient education and telephone follow up by the nurse on the level of hope in patients suffering from heart failure. In this study, 189 patients suffering from heart failure were chosen using the convenient sampling method and randomly were assigned into two experiment and one control groups. The control group received only usual care. The first intervention group received one hour education and also one educational booklet at the time of discharge. The second intervention group received telephone followed up by the nurse three months after discharge and also one hour education and educational booklet at the time of discharge. Data was collected using miller hope and demographic data questionnaires. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. There was no significant difference between the mean of hope in the groups (P=0.354). After the intervention, a significant difference was reported between the mean of hope in the groups (P=0.004). Patient educations at discharge and telephone follow up after discharge as a cost-effective method by the nurse significantly increase hope in patients suffering from heart failure.