Background 

Identifying learning needs is an important component of care among patients with heart failure (HF). There is a discrepancy in the level of importance of information as perceived by patients, caregivers, and nurses. No studies have been conducted to identify learning needs among patients with HF in Jordan.

Objective 

The aim of this study was to identify the learning needs of patients with HF in Jordan from the perspective of patients, family caregivers, and their nurses.

Methods 

A descriptive comparative design using a convenience sample of 67 patients with HF, 67 family caregivers, and 67 nurses was used. The Heart Failure Learning Needs Inventory was used to identify the learning needs. The mean scores were compared among the 3 groups and ranked by importance for each item to determine the most important areas of perceived needs for each group.

Results 

All groups had high total Heart Failure Learning Needs mean scores: patients, 4.12 ± 0.92; caregivers, 4.14 ± 0.65; and nurses, 4.08 ± 0.54. The top priority learning need for both patients and caregivers was “the recommended daily salt intake,” whereas for nurses, it was “why I am taking each medication and its side effects”; nurses significantly perceived it as more important to learn than patients and caregivers did. Younger and employed patients requested more information than other patients.

Conclusions 

Although some similarities exist, there are important differences among the 3 groups on perceived importance of information. Understanding these differences may be critical in developing a tailored educational program for patients and caregivers and improving nursing practice.

中文翻译：

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约旦心力衰竭患者感知到的学习需求：患者、护理人员和护士的观点：横断面调查

背景 

确定学习需求是心力衰竭(HF)患者护理的重要组成部分。患者、护理人员和护士所感知的信息重要性水平存在差异。没有研究确定约旦HF 患者的学习需求。

客观的 

本研究的目的是从患者、家庭护理人员和他们的护士的角度确定约旦HF 患者的学习需求。

方法 

描述性比较设计使用了 67 名 HF 患者、67 名家庭护理人员和 67名护士的便利样本。该心力衰竭 学习需要库存来识别的学习需求。比较三组之间的平均分数，并按每个项目的重要性排序，以确定每组感知需求的最重要领域。

结果 

所有组的总心力衰竭 学习需求平均得分都很高：患者，4.12 ± 0.92；照顾者，4.14±0.65；和护士，4.08±0.54。患者和护理人员的首要学习需求是“推荐的每日盐摄入量”，而对于护士来说，这是“我为什么要服用每种药物及其副作用”；护士明显认为学习比患者和护理人员更重要。与其他患者相比，年轻和受雇的患者需要更多的信息。

结论 

尽管存在一些相似之处，但三组之间在感知信息重要性方面存在重要差异。了解这些差异对于为患者和护理人员制定量身定制的教育计划以及改善护理实践至关重要。