目的探讨术后6个月内肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感与运动依从性的变化趋势,并分析二者间的预测关系,为改善术后患者运动依从性提供参考。方法采用便利抽样法,选取2022年12月至2023年5月南充市2所三级甲等综合医院胸外科首次行肺癌根...目的探讨术后6个月内肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感与运动依从性的变化趋势,并分析二者间的预测关系,为改善术后患者运动依从性提供参考。方法采用便利抽样法,选取2022年12月至2023年5月南充市2所三级甲等综合医院胸外科首次行肺癌根治术的188例患者作为研究对象,采用中文版癌症自我管理效能感量表(Chinese-version strategies used by people to promote health,C-SUPPH)、运动依从性量表调查患者出院前1d(TI)与术后1个月(T2)、3个月(T3)、6个月(T4)的自我管理效能感及运动依从性水平,构建交叉滞后模型分析自我管理效能感与运动依从性间的因果关系。结果178例患者完成研究;术后6个月内,肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感、运动依从性均呈先上升后下降趋势(均P<0.05);交叉滞后模型显示,术后早期(TI~T2)患者自我管理效能感与运动依从性互为因果(β=0.254,P=0.003;β=0.332,P=0.007);中期(T2~T3)患者自我管理效能感能正向预测运动依从性(β=0.286,P<0.001);后期(T3~T4)两者不能相互预测(均P>0.05)。结论肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感处于中等水平、运动依从性处于低水平;肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感、运动依从性的初始水平并不代表长期治疗后的变化趋势,两者间的预测关系也会发生改变。医护人员需考虑其动态变化特征和个体差异,在患者术后的各个阶段进行评估,及时给予针对性的干预。展开更多
BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is a kind of malignant tumor which is prevalent all over the world.Although some progress has been made in the treatment of gastric cancer,its prognosis is still not optimistic,so it is of gr...BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is a kind of malignant tumor which is prevalent all over the world.Although some progress has been made in the treatment of gastric cancer,its prognosis is still not optimistic,so it is of great significance to find reliable prog-nostic indicators to guide the treatment and management of patients with gastric cancer.AIM To explore the relationship between serum levels of five biomarkers[carcinoem-bryonic antigen(CEA),carbohydrate antigen(CA)19-9,CA72-4,CA24-2,and ferritin]and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer.METHODS This study included 200 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma,and conducted an in-depth analysis of their baseline characteristics,relationship between tumor markers and staging,and prognosis.The study found that CA19-9 has a signi-ficant correlation with tumor stage,the average levels of CA24-2,CEA,CA72-4 and ferritin were slightly increased disregarding the stage of tumor.Survival analysis showed that increases in CEA,CA19-9,CA24-2,and ferritin were all associated with shortened overall survival of patients.Further multivariate ana-lysis revealed that elevated serum CA72-4 levels were an inde-pendent adverse prognostic factor.RESULTS This study reveals that there is a significant correlation between the expression levels of serum tumor markers CEA,CA19-9,CA72-4,CA24-2 and ferritin in patients with gastric cancer and prognosis,and can be used as important indicators for prognostic evaluation of gastric cancer.In particular,markers that appear abnormally elevated initially may help identify gastric cancer patients with poor prognosis.CONCLUSION Serum CEA and CA19-9 play an important role in the prognosis assessment of gastric cancer,and are effective tools to guide clinical practice and optimize individualized treatment strategies for gastric cancer patients.展开更多
参考美国毕业后医学教育认证委员会(ACGME)住院医师6大核心能力和加拿大皇家内外科学院(The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)Can MEDS住院医师能力框架的住院医师规范化培训评价指标所设立的住院医师规范化培训Sel...参考美国毕业后医学教育认证委员会(ACGME)住院医师6大核心能力和加拿大皇家内外科学院(The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)Can MEDS住院医师能力框架的住院医师规范化培训评价指标所设立的住院医师规范化培训Self-study方法,以各联盟医院的住院医师规范化培训管理机构及内科、外科、全科、麻醉科、医学影像科住院医师规范化培训专业基地为评估对象。评估内容:涉及管理机构标准及专业基地项目标准的各评估指标共计140项。对140个评估项目开展现况调研、缺陷查找、设定目标、持续改进的自我评估流程,旨在探讨Self-study模式在住院医师规范化培训中的实践与效果。评估结果显示:在140项评估指标中,完全达标的为132项,部分达标需要完善的有5项,未达标需要计划启动的有3项,总体达标率为94.3%。通过本次Self-study的自我评估发现:中国的住院医师规范化培训急需建立一整套既与国际接轨又符合我国国情的住院医师规范化培训质量控制与综合评估体系。展开更多
Based on existing problems in the course of development of self-study examination of agricultural science disciplines, this paper analyzes logical conditions for its sustainable development. Major logical conditions i...Based on existing problems in the course of development of self-study examination of agricultural science disciplines, this paper analyzes logical conditions for its sustainable development. Major logical conditions include requirement for free and comprehensive development of individuals; requirement for social institutional evolution and change; requirement for fairness and justice of education and development; as well as requirement for better-established organization system and higher social reputation. Finally, it presents basic measures for sustainable development of self-study examination of agricultural science disciplines, including carrying on reasonable core elements of self-study examination system, adjusting structure of discipline, improving social assistance system, and expanding service space.展开更多
Background/Need for innovation: Undergraduate students in Otolaryngology are on the lookout for easy modes of learning which can help them understand concepts better as well as score more in examinations. A need was h...Background/Need for innovation: Undergraduate students in Otolaryngology are on the lookout for easy modes of learning which can help them understand concepts better as well as score more in examinations. A need was hence felt to introduce a new learning resource to supplement traditional teaching-learning methods. Methods: Digital, case based self–study modules were prepared using all open source technology and validated by experts in the specialty. The modules were uploaded on a website specifically created for the purpose. They were pilot tested on twenty consenting third year undergraduate (MBBS) students using a crossover design. Post test comprising of multiple choice questions was administered to the students after a period of two weeks. Feedback was obtained from faculty and students. Results: Test scores were found to be significantly higher amongst students who used the learning modules as a supplement to regular bedside teaching (p < 0.001;Wilcoxon signed rank test). Majority of students agreed that the modules helped them gain confidence during internal assessment examinations and would help revision. Conclusions: Online, case based, self-study modules helped students to perform better when used as a supplement to traditional teaching methods. Students agreed that it enabled easy understanding of subject and helped them gain confidence.展开更多
The new students'view appeals for learning alone,so the teachers should make study for students,which is the order of the new curriculum standards of the high school English.There are many strategies to improve th...The new students'view appeals for learning alone,so the teachers should make study for students,which is the order of the new curriculum standards of the high school English.There are many strategies to improve that,but the effect of self-study is not satisfactory.In order to make it come into effects,we should conclude the factors affecting the English self-study.Subjective and objective aspects will be concluded according to the literature review,investigation,self-experience and features of senior high English study.展开更多
Features of structure and propagation of the 30 to SO day atmospheric oscillations are investigated using the ECMWF analysis of 1980-1983. Evidence is provided to confirm the characteristics of the oscillation in the ...Features of structure and propagation of the 30 to SO day atmospheric oscillations are investigated using the ECMWF analysis of 1980-1983. Evidence is provided to confirm the characteristics of the oscillation in the equatorial region. Those in the mid-high latitudes, however, are revealed to be very different from the tropics and pose a strong barotropic structure. Horizontal coherence shows teleconnection patterns which can be identified as EAP and PNA. The wind field of the specified time scale of the oscillation appears as long-lived vortices and vortex pairs. Mid-latitude perturbations propagate clearly westwards, especially during the winter season. In the high latitudes, they propagate westwards in the winter but eastwards in the summer. Meridional propagations are rather different from region to region.展开更多
Air pollution has environmental issue owing become a serious to its diverse harmful effects on the physical and biological environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Org...Air pollution has environmental issue owing become a serious to its diverse harmful effects on the physical and biological environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution affects millions of people worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and a range of diseases, particularly among vulnerable groups (i.e., children, the elderly, and people with special medical conditions), are attributed to air pollution. These effects are not always caused by single pollutant in the air; rather, they are considered consequences of the multi-pollutants to which people are simultaneously exposed.展开更多
Gaseous detonation propagating in a toroidal chamber was numerically studied for hydrogen/oxygen/nitrogen mixtures. The numerical method used is based on the three-dimensional Euler equations with detailed finiterate ...Gaseous detonation propagating in a toroidal chamber was numerically studied for hydrogen/oxygen/nitrogen mixtures. The numerical method used is based on the three-dimensional Euler equations with detailed finiterate chemistry. The results show that the calculated streak picture is in qualitative agreement with the picture recorded by a high speed streak camera from published literature. The three-dimensional flow field induced by a continuously rotating detonation was visualized and distinctive features of the rotating detonations were clearly depicted. Owing to the unconfined character of detonation wavelet, a deficit of detonation parameters was observed. Due to the effects of wall geometries, the strength of the outside detonation front is stronger than that of the inside portion. The detonation thus propagates with a constant circular velocity. Numerical simulation also shows three-dimensional rotating detonation structures, which display specific feature of the detonation- shock combined wave. Discrete burning gas pockets are formed due to instability of the discontinuity. It is believed that the present study could give an insight into the interest- ing properties of the continuously rotating detonation, and is thus beneficial to the design of continuous detonation propulsion systems.展开更多
In this part, the temporal evolution and interaction across the equator of 30-50 day oscillation in the atmosphere are investigated further. The annual variation of 30-50 day oscillation is quite obvious in the mid-hi...In this part, the temporal evolution and interaction across the equator of 30-50 day oscillation in the atmosphere are investigated further. The annual variation of 30-50 day oscillation is quite obvious in the mid-high latitudes. In the tropical atmosphere, the obvious interannual variation is an important property for temporal evolution of 30-50 day oscillation. The low-frequency wavetrain across the equator over the central Pacific and central Atlantic area, the movement of the long-lived low-frequency system across the equator and the meridional wind component across the equator will obviously show the interaction of 30-50 day oscillation in the atmosphere across the equator.展开更多
The behavior of Taylor-Couette (TC) flow has been extensively studied. However, no suitable torque prediction models exist for high-capacity fluid machinery. The Eckhardt-Grossmann-Lohse (EGL) theory, derived base...The behavior of Taylor-Couette (TC) flow has been extensively studied. However, no suitable torque prediction models exist for high-capacity fluid machinery. The Eckhardt-Grossmann-Lohse (EGL) theory, derived based on the Navier-Stokes equations, is proposed to model torque behavior. This are the significant energy theory suggests that surfaces transfer interfaces between cylinders and annular flow. This study mainly focuses on the effects of surface texture on momentum transfer behavior through global torque measurement. First, a power-law torque behavior model is built to reveal the relationship between dimensionless torque and the Taylor number based on the EGL theory. Second, TC flow appa- ratus is designed and built based on the CNC machine tool to verify the torque behavior model. Third, four surface texture films are tested to check the effects of surface texture on momentum transfer. A stereo microscope and three-dimensional topography instrument are employed to analyze surface morphology. Global torque behavior is measured by rotating a multi component dynamometer, and the effects of surface texture on the annular flow behavior are observed via images obtained using a high-speed camera. Finally, torque behaviors under four differentsurface conditions are fitted and compared. The experi- mental results indicate that surface textures have a remarkable influence on torque behavior, and that the peak roughness of surface texture enhances the momentum transfer by strengthening the fluctuation in the TC flow.展开更多
The scale effect on self propulsion factor is studied numerically in this paper.Model scale and full scale ship computation are conducted as test case.The flow field around ship hull is simulated by solving 3 D RANS e...The scale effect on self propulsion factor is studied numerically in this paper.Model scale and full scale ship computation are conducted as test case.The flow field around ship hull is simulated by solving 3 D RANS equation and two equation turbulence model.The propeller is modeled by force disc and its loading coefficient is investigated by lifting surface method.The comparison between model test and prediction is made.展开更多
Aim: Although numerous studies of disease management and case management of chronic heart failure (CHF) have been carried out, length of effectiveness after program commencement has not been examined, so we examined a...Aim: Although numerous studies of disease management and case management of chronic heart failure (CHF) have been carried out, length of effectiveness after program commencement has not been examined, so we examined a follow-up study at 36 months after program commencement. Methods: Participants went for follow-up visits to one Japanese clinic which specializes in internal cardiovascular medicine and they were given diagnoses of CHF. 104 outpatients participated in this study and randomized control trial was implemented. An educational program was implemented for 6 months. The data were collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months from both intervention and control groups and at 24 and 36 months from the intervention group. Results: There was significant improvement in New York Heart Association (NYHA) in the intervention group between baseline and 36 months. Improvement in weight monitoring and activities or exercise in the intervention group continued up to 36 months. Meanwhile, sodium restricted diets and quitting smoking and/or drinking depended on individual preference and it was difficult to make improvements in these areas. Conclusions: The educational program showed promise in preventing CHF outpatients from deteriorating significantly on a long-term basis as self-monitoring of activity and weight continued significantly and there were no participants with CHF who deteriorated in the intervention group at 36 months after program commencement, although the program aimed only to provide illness and self-management knowledge. On the other hand, future work will need to compare participants in this program to a control group over an extended period of time with consideration for relieving the burden of the control group.展开更多
文摘目的探讨术后6个月内肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感与运动依从性的变化趋势,并分析二者间的预测关系,为改善术后患者运动依从性提供参考。方法采用便利抽样法,选取2022年12月至2023年5月南充市2所三级甲等综合医院胸外科首次行肺癌根治术的188例患者作为研究对象,采用中文版癌症自我管理效能感量表(Chinese-version strategies used by people to promote health,C-SUPPH)、运动依从性量表调查患者出院前1d(TI)与术后1个月(T2)、3个月(T3)、6个月(T4)的自我管理效能感及运动依从性水平,构建交叉滞后模型分析自我管理效能感与运动依从性间的因果关系。结果178例患者完成研究;术后6个月内,肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感、运动依从性均呈先上升后下降趋势(均P<0.05);交叉滞后模型显示,术后早期(TI~T2)患者自我管理效能感与运动依从性互为因果(β=0.254,P=0.003;β=0.332,P=0.007);中期(T2~T3)患者自我管理效能感能正向预测运动依从性(β=0.286,P<0.001);后期(T3~T4)两者不能相互预测(均P>0.05)。结论肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感处于中等水平、运动依从性处于低水平;肺癌根治术后患者自我管理效能感、运动依从性的初始水平并不代表长期治疗后的变化趋势,两者间的预测关系也会发生改变。医护人员需考虑其动态变化特征和个体差异,在患者术后的各个阶段进行评估,及时给予针对性的干预。
文摘BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is a kind of malignant tumor which is prevalent all over the world.Although some progress has been made in the treatment of gastric cancer,its prognosis is still not optimistic,so it is of great significance to find reliable prog-nostic indicators to guide the treatment and management of patients with gastric cancer.AIM To explore the relationship between serum levels of five biomarkers[carcinoem-bryonic antigen(CEA),carbohydrate antigen(CA)19-9,CA72-4,CA24-2,and ferritin]and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer.METHODS This study included 200 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma,and conducted an in-depth analysis of their baseline characteristics,relationship between tumor markers and staging,and prognosis.The study found that CA19-9 has a signi-ficant correlation with tumor stage,the average levels of CA24-2,CEA,CA72-4 and ferritin were slightly increased disregarding the stage of tumor.Survival analysis showed that increases in CEA,CA19-9,CA24-2,and ferritin were all associated with shortened overall survival of patients.Further multivariate ana-lysis revealed that elevated serum CA72-4 levels were an inde-pendent adverse prognostic factor.RESULTS This study reveals that there is a significant correlation between the expression levels of serum tumor markers CEA,CA19-9,CA72-4,CA24-2 and ferritin in patients with gastric cancer and prognosis,and can be used as important indicators for prognostic evaluation of gastric cancer.In particular,markers that appear abnormally elevated initially may help identify gastric cancer patients with poor prognosis.CONCLUSION Serum CEA and CA19-9 play an important role in the prognosis assessment of gastric cancer,and are effective tools to guide clinical practice and optimize individualized treatment strategies for gastric cancer patients.
文摘参考美国毕业后医学教育认证委员会(ACGME)住院医师6大核心能力和加拿大皇家内外科学院(The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)Can MEDS住院医师能力框架的住院医师规范化培训评价指标所设立的住院医师规范化培训Self-study方法,以各联盟医院的住院医师规范化培训管理机构及内科、外科、全科、麻醉科、医学影像科住院医师规范化培训专业基地为评估对象。评估内容:涉及管理机构标准及专业基地项目标准的各评估指标共计140项。对140个评估项目开展现况调研、缺陷查找、设定目标、持续改进的自我评估流程,旨在探讨Self-study模式在住院医师规范化培训中的实践与效果。评估结果显示:在140项评估指标中,完全达标的为132项,部分达标需要完善的有5项,未达标需要计划启动的有3项,总体达标率为94.3%。通过本次Self-study的自我评估发现:中国的住院医师规范化培训急需建立一整套既与国际接轨又符合我国国情的住院医师规范化培训质量控制与综合评估体系。
文摘Based on existing problems in the course of development of self-study examination of agricultural science disciplines, this paper analyzes logical conditions for its sustainable development. Major logical conditions include requirement for free and comprehensive development of individuals; requirement for social institutional evolution and change; requirement for fairness and justice of education and development; as well as requirement for better-established organization system and higher social reputation. Finally, it presents basic measures for sustainable development of self-study examination of agricultural science disciplines, including carrying on reasonable core elements of self-study examination system, adjusting structure of discipline, improving social assistance system, and expanding service space.
文摘Background/Need for innovation: Undergraduate students in Otolaryngology are on the lookout for easy modes of learning which can help them understand concepts better as well as score more in examinations. A need was hence felt to introduce a new learning resource to supplement traditional teaching-learning methods. Methods: Digital, case based self–study modules were prepared using all open source technology and validated by experts in the specialty. The modules were uploaded on a website specifically created for the purpose. They were pilot tested on twenty consenting third year undergraduate (MBBS) students using a crossover design. Post test comprising of multiple choice questions was administered to the students after a period of two weeks. Feedback was obtained from faculty and students. Results: Test scores were found to be significantly higher amongst students who used the learning modules as a supplement to regular bedside teaching (p < 0.001;Wilcoxon signed rank test). Majority of students agreed that the modules helped them gain confidence during internal assessment examinations and would help revision. Conclusions: Online, case based, self-study modules helped students to perform better when used as a supplement to traditional teaching methods. Students agreed that it enabled easy understanding of subject and helped them gain confidence.
文摘The new students'view appeals for learning alone,so the teachers should make study for students,which is the order of the new curriculum standards of the high school English.There are many strategies to improve that,but the effect of self-study is not satisfactory.In order to make it come into effects,we should conclude the factors affecting the English self-study.Subjective and objective aspects will be concluded according to the literature review,investigation,self-experience and features of senior high English study.
文摘Features of structure and propagation of the 30 to SO day atmospheric oscillations are investigated using the ECMWF analysis of 1980-1983. Evidence is provided to confirm the characteristics of the oscillation in the equatorial region. Those in the mid-high latitudes, however, are revealed to be very different from the tropics and pose a strong barotropic structure. Horizontal coherence shows teleconnection patterns which can be identified as EAP and PNA. The wind field of the specified time scale of the oscillation appears as long-lived vortices and vortex pairs. Mid-latitude perturbations propagate clearly westwards, especially during the winter season. In the high latitudes, they propagate westwards in the winter but eastwards in the summer. Meridional propagations are rather different from region to region.
文摘Air pollution has environmental issue owing become a serious to its diverse harmful effects on the physical and biological environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution affects millions of people worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and a range of diseases, particularly among vulnerable groups (i.e., children, the elderly, and people with special medical conditions), are attributed to air pollution. These effects are not always caused by single pollutant in the air; rather, they are considered consequences of the multi-pollutants to which people are simultaneously exposed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10872096)the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing University of Science and Technology (KFJJ09-13)
文摘Gaseous detonation propagating in a toroidal chamber was numerically studied for hydrogen/oxygen/nitrogen mixtures. The numerical method used is based on the three-dimensional Euler equations with detailed finiterate chemistry. The results show that the calculated streak picture is in qualitative agreement with the picture recorded by a high speed streak camera from published literature. The three-dimensional flow field induced by a continuously rotating detonation was visualized and distinctive features of the rotating detonations were clearly depicted. Owing to the unconfined character of detonation wavelet, a deficit of detonation parameters was observed. Due to the effects of wall geometries, the strength of the outside detonation front is stronger than that of the inside portion. The detonation thus propagates with a constant circular velocity. Numerical simulation also shows three-dimensional rotating detonation structures, which display specific feature of the detonation- shock combined wave. Discrete burning gas pockets are formed due to instability of the discontinuity. It is believed that the present study could give an insight into the interest- ing properties of the continuously rotating detonation, and is thus beneficial to the design of continuous detonation propulsion systems.
基金This study was supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In this part, the temporal evolution and interaction across the equator of 30-50 day oscillation in the atmosphere are investigated further. The annual variation of 30-50 day oscillation is quite obvious in the mid-high latitudes. In the tropical atmosphere, the obvious interannual variation is an important property for temporal evolution of 30-50 day oscillation. The low-frequency wavetrain across the equator over the central Pacific and central Atlantic area, the movement of the long-lived low-frequency system across the equator and the meridional wind component across the equator will obviously show the interaction of 30-50 day oscillation in the atmosphere across the equator.
基金Supported by National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development of China(Grant Nos.2009CB724308,2015CB057302)National Science and Technology Major Project of China(Grant No.2013ZX06002002-017)
文摘The behavior of Taylor-Couette (TC) flow has been extensively studied. However, no suitable torque prediction models exist for high-capacity fluid machinery. The Eckhardt-Grossmann-Lohse (EGL) theory, derived based on the Navier-Stokes equations, is proposed to model torque behavior. This are the significant energy theory suggests that surfaces transfer interfaces between cylinders and annular flow. This study mainly focuses on the effects of surface texture on momentum transfer behavior through global torque measurement. First, a power-law torque behavior model is built to reveal the relationship between dimensionless torque and the Taylor number based on the EGL theory. Second, TC flow appa- ratus is designed and built based on the CNC machine tool to verify the torque behavior model. Third, four surface texture films are tested to check the effects of surface texture on momentum transfer. A stereo microscope and three-dimensional topography instrument are employed to analyze surface morphology. Global torque behavior is measured by rotating a multi component dynamometer, and the effects of surface texture on the annular flow behavior are observed via images obtained using a high-speed camera. Finally, torque behaviors under four differentsurface conditions are fitted and compared. The experi- mental results indicate that surface textures have a remarkable influence on torque behavior, and that the peak roughness of surface texture enhances the momentum transfer by strengthening the fluctuation in the TC flow.
文摘The scale effect on self propulsion factor is studied numerically in this paper.Model scale and full scale ship computation are conducted as test case.The flow field around ship hull is simulated by solving 3 D RANS equation and two equation turbulence model.The propeller is modeled by force disc and its loading coefficient is investigated by lifting surface method.The comparison between model test and prediction is made.
文摘Aim: Although numerous studies of disease management and case management of chronic heart failure (CHF) have been carried out, length of effectiveness after program commencement has not been examined, so we examined a follow-up study at 36 months after program commencement. Methods: Participants went for follow-up visits to one Japanese clinic which specializes in internal cardiovascular medicine and they were given diagnoses of CHF. 104 outpatients participated in this study and randomized control trial was implemented. An educational program was implemented for 6 months. The data were collected at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months from both intervention and control groups and at 24 and 36 months from the intervention group. Results: There was significant improvement in New York Heart Association (NYHA) in the intervention group between baseline and 36 months. Improvement in weight monitoring and activities or exercise in the intervention group continued up to 36 months. Meanwhile, sodium restricted diets and quitting smoking and/or drinking depended on individual preference and it was difficult to make improvements in these areas. Conclusions: The educational program showed promise in preventing CHF outpatients from deteriorating significantly on a long-term basis as self-monitoring of activity and weight continued significantly and there were no participants with CHF who deteriorated in the intervention group at 36 months after program commencement, although the program aimed only to provide illness and self-management knowledge. On the other hand, future work will need to compare participants in this program to a control group over an extended period of time with consideration for relieving the burden of the control group.