Persuasive communication and the diminution of the salt intake in heart failure patients: a pilot study
ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the effect of persuasive communication in the modulation of the behavioral intention of reducing the consumption of salt in heart failure patients. Methods: pilot quasi-experimental study with one group, before and after the application of audiovisual persuasive communication, as guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior. This study used a form built and validated to measure behavioral variables (Beliefs, Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Perceived Behavioral Control). Wilcoxon's test and Spearman's correlation were applied. Results: 82 heart failure patients who were being monitored in outpatient clinics participated. The medians of the behavioral variables increased significantly after the exposition to persuasive communication, showing a high level of intention to execute the behavior. Conclusions: persuasive communication positively contributed to influence the behavioral intention of reducing the consumption of salt in people with cardiac insufficiency.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
2021
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000200199 |
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