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Kargar F, Nabizade M, Mirtajaddini M, Shabani F, Nabizade M. The effect of using energy conservation methods on the quality of life and depression of patients with heart failure. Research in Medicine 2025; 48 (4)
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1- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , drkargarf@gmail.com
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Background and Aim: Heart failure is a complex syndrome that leads to a decrease in quality of life. Self-care is a fundamental component of heart failure management. One method of teaching self-care is the use of energy conservation methods. This study aimed to investigate the effect of implementing energy conservation methods on the quality of life and depression in patients with heart failure.
Methods: This was a clinical trial study conducted on 100 participants in intervention and control groups, without blinding, and with a block randomized allocation of size 4 in 1403 at Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular, medical, Research, and Educational Institute, Tehran. Each group consisted of 50 participants. Before the intervention, the demographic tool, the Minnesota tool, and the Beck Depression tool were completed by both groups. Energy conservation methods were taught to the intervention group. After 6 weeks, the Minnesota and Beck Depression tools were re-administered to both groups by telephone. For data analysis, SPSS version 24 was used, and the chi-square, Fisher's exact, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U, and Wilks' lambda tests were employed.
Results: After accounting for attrition, 47 individuals in the intervention group and 48 in the control group were analyzed. Based on the questionnaire results, before the intervention, there were no significant differences between the two groups in demographic information and questionnaire scores (P > 0.05), indicating homogeneity between the groups. However, after the intervention, the mean and standard deviation of the quality of life score (49.25 ± 15.08) decreased significantly in the intervention group (p < 0.001), indicating an improvement in quality of life. Additionally, the mean and standard deviation of depression (22.61 ± 5.08) decreased significantly in the intervention group (p < 0.001), suggesting a reduction in depression. In contrast, there was no significant difference in the mean scores of these two questionnaires in the control group (p > 0.001).
Conclusion: Energy conservation method is a non-pharmacological method that can increase quality of life and reduce depression in patients with heart failure and can be utilized by patients.
Methods: This was a clinical trial study conducted on 100 participants in intervention and control groups, without blinding, and with a block randomized allocation of size 4 in 1403 at Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular, medical, Research, and Educational Institute, Tehran. Each group consisted of 50 participants. Before the intervention, the demographic tool, the Minnesota tool, and the Beck Depression tool were completed by both groups. Energy conservation methods were taught to the intervention group. After 6 weeks, the Minnesota and Beck Depression tools were re-administered to both groups by telephone. For data analysis, SPSS version 24 was used, and the chi-square, Fisher's exact, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U, and Wilks' lambda tests were employed.
Results: After accounting for attrition, 47 individuals in the intervention group and 48 in the control group were analyzed. Based on the questionnaire results, before the intervention, there were no significant differences between the two groups in demographic information and questionnaire scores (P > 0.05), indicating homogeneity between the groups. However, after the intervention, the mean and standard deviation of the quality of life score (49.25 ± 15.08) decreased significantly in the intervention group (p < 0.001), indicating an improvement in quality of life. Additionally, the mean and standard deviation of depression (22.61 ± 5.08) decreased significantly in the intervention group (p < 0.001), suggesting a reduction in depression. In contrast, there was no significant difference in the mean scores of these two questionnaires in the control group (p > 0.001).
Conclusion: Energy conservation method is a non-pharmacological method that can increase quality of life and reduce depression in patients with heart failure and can be utilized by patients.
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Received: 2024/09/15 | Accepted: 2024/12/10 | Published: 2025/03/11
Received: 2024/09/15 | Accepted: 2024/12/10 | Published: 2025/03/11
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