Background: Heart failure is a progressive, debilitating disease withexacerbated physical and psychological symptoms that reduces thequality of life of patients. Nursing intervention based on nursing theoriescould help in the
adaptation of patients to the disease and improving thequality of life.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of educationalprogram based on
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adaptation model on the
quality of life ofpatients with heart failure.Methods and Material: This research was a randomized clinical trialstudy. The data were collected between May 1 and October 30, 2017 inthe cardiac units in two major general hospitals affiliated with the AhvazJundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.76 patients with
heart failure were selected according to inclusioncriteria. Thereafter, they were assigned into two groups of interventionand control through blocked randomization method.The interventiongroup received oral and written educational program for four weeks.Minnesota quality-of-life questionnaire and Roy’s
adaptation modelbasedevaluation form were completed at the beginning of the trial, andone month after the completion of the study.The data were analyzed byChi square and independent t-test.Results: Intervention patients showed statistically significantlyimproved scores on the physiologic, role function, independenceinterdependencedimensions and the total score of Roy s adaptationmodel over time compared with control patients (p<0.05).The meanscore of all of the three quality-of-life dimensions and total score ofquality of life increased significantly (p<0.05).Conclusion: The study results help nursing staff detect the stimuli andthe behaviors of patients with heart failure.
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adaptation model canbe used as a standard practice to increase
adaptation to the disease andimproving the quality of life.