Table 1 The characteristics of randomized control trial
Group | GROUP I | GROUP II | Group III |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention (education) | Strategy I | Strategy II | Control group (Standard care) |
Educators | CHVs | Formal health educators | - |
Strategy | Face-to-face | Small group | - |
Duration | 2Â hours | 4Â hours | - |
Participants | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Setting | Patients’ homes | Hospital | - |
Materials | Simplified instruction for self-care provided by a GP and under supervision a cardiovascular specialist | Simplified instruction for self-care provided by a GP and under supervision of a cardiovascular specialist | - |
Monitoring | Checking 25% of cases by one of investigators for intervention fidelity | An investigator attending in class without announcing | - |