evaluation of sixty days of patients’ safety program under self-management protocol among patients with acute coronary syndrome: a clinical trial study

Introduction: the improvement of patient safety and the quality of life in acute coronary syndrome (acs) patients are the main objectives of health care systems. self-management education programs are thus considered one of the effective protocols to improve patients’ quality of life. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of the self-management protocol 5a model on elderly acs patients’ quality of life. materials and methods: this clinical trial was conducted on 53 acs patients of the cardiology department, imam reza hospital, bojnourd, iran. patients were selected according to the permutation blocks for two groups: intervention and control. the intervention group received a self-management program based on the 5a model: assessment, advisement, agreement, assistance, and arrangement. the two groups answered demographic and lipad questionnaires during the admission and after two months of follow-up. data were analyzed by the spss software (version 16). results: the findings presented that most acs patients were female, married, and uneducated. all dimensions of quality of life increased significantly after the study process (p<0.05). however, these elevated levels were not statistically different between the two groups during the study (p>0.05). conclusion: we presented elevated levels of quality of life among acs cases after the self-management program during the two-month interval. considering any difference between the two study groups, further research is needed to improve acs patients’ health levels and quality of life.