The effect of Nurse’s Knowledge about Family Centered Care on Self-Care of Heart Failure Patients on Self-Efficacy of Nurses in Intensive Care Rooms

Abstract

Successful treatment of serious diseases such as heart failure can be achieved with good self-care management. The role of the family in self-care management is very necessary. Knowledge of Family Centered Care (FCC) is known to increase a person's self-efficacy through education or work experience. The aim of this research was to identify the influence of knowledge about FCC on the self-efficacy of nurses in self-care of heart failure patients. The research design used was True Experiment with a pretest and posttest control group design approach. The sample in this study amounted to 32 nurses. Statistical analysis showed Family Centered Care knowledge has significant effect on nurses' selfefficacy in self-care of heart failure patients. There needs to be further research about the application of FCC related to the quality of performance and satisfaction of nurses.