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Objective To evaluate the effect of transtheoretical model(TTM)-based health education on the self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure.Methods One hundred and fifty heart failure patients from January 2012 to June 2013 were randomly assigned to two groups,75 cases in each group.The patients in the experimental group received TTM-based health education;the patients in the control group received conventional health education.All patients were investigated with the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) at baseline,1 month and 3 months after intervention.Results After intervention,the scores of self-care maintaining,self care management and self care confidence in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group.Conclusions TTM-based health education can effectively improve the self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between family function and unhealthy mood in patients with vascular dementia (VD).Methods 120 VD patients were investigated by the Family APGAR index (APGAR),Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD),Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA),and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).Results 98 cases (81.7％) were in depression with anxiety.Family dysfunction was presented in 83.3％ of 120 VD patients.The mild and moderate cognitive impairment were present in 55.8％ and 44.2％.The score of MMSE,the total score and factors scores of APGA were negatively related to the score of HAMD and HAMA.The score of MMSE was positively related to the total score and factors scores of APGA.The family dysfunction,self-reported financial burden and cognitive disorder were the risk factors of unhealthy mood (OR＞1).Conclusions The results suggest that improvement of VD patients' family function,reducing the economic burden and enhancing cognitive function can possibly relieve the unhealthy mood of patients.