Introduction and Objective: Chronic diseases are associated with pathological changes in the body, which are permanent, irreversible, and disabling factors. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic disease, leading to re-hospitalization. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of family-based education on the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, who admitted to Urmia educational centers in 2016.
Methodology: This is a clinical trial design, 264 samples were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention (n=132) and control (n=132) based on inclusion criteria in Taleghani and Imam Khomeini educational centers of Urmia. First, the quality of life questionnaire was implemented for two groups as a pretest. Intervention group received three family-based care education based on needs assessment on the first day of admission and the control group received routine care. Three months after discharge, the intervention group was followed up by phone call and the quality of life questionnaire was re-implemented for two groups at the end of the study and the data of the post-test stage were obtained. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver16 software.
Results: The mean score of patients' quality of life was 28.98 ± 1.54 and 1.17 ± 0.331 in the intervention group and the control group, respectively. The results revealed a significant difference between the intervention and control groups three months after the intervention (P<0.001).
The research results suggest that family-based care education has affected the quality of life of the research population and improved the quality of life. It is recommended that these types of educations to be used in health centers and to be implemented for other patients to prevent their re-hospitalization and to improve their quality of life
