title: [Therapeutic patient education in heart failure: a program's assessment].
abstract: Heart failure is a chronic, common and severe disease. It leads to frequent hospitalizations and decrease of patient's quality of life. A therapeutic patient education program, named "school of heart failure" was implemented at Antoine-Béclère hospital.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of this program.
  
  
  METHODS
  This therapeutic patient education program included patients with heart failure, hospitalized in a cardiology unit. Four types of evaluation were carried out: evaluation of patients' skills before they leave the hospital, patient's knowledge (associated with the degree of certainty), satisfaction regarding the program and self-assessment of changes in their lifestyle 3 months after discharge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-four patients were included in 9 months. The program's evaluation showed promising results with respect to the acquisition of skills (94%), the improvement of patients' knowledge associated with self-confidence increase, their satisfaction towards the program (80%) and their ability to change their habits (75%). Self-assessment has demonstrated changes in their lifestyle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These preliminary results are promising according to the program's effectiveness and its ability to meet patients' educational needs. The program was certified by French authorities in 2011. Knowledge and skills acquisition will have to be confirmed on long term.
authors: Laboratoire de pédagogie de la santé EA, UFR de santé médecine biologie humaine, université Paris-XIII, Bobigny, France. vanida.brunie@gmail.com
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Brunie
authors: M-C
authors: MC
authors: Lott
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Guiader
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Slama
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Rieutord
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Vignand-Courtin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation