Scientific Reports· 2026Q1
An inductive content analysis of the multifaceted nature of educational support among Iranian patients with chronic diseases
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Short summary
Chronic disease patients in Iran perceive educational support as a multifaceted process encompassing self-management, social needs, and knowledge acquisition, rather than solely disease management skills.
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Key points
- Chronic disease patients require educational support that extends beyond disease management to include self-management strategies and coping mechanisms.
- Social needs, such as family companionship and maintaining independence, are crucial elements of educational support for chronic patients.
- Patients seek knowledge acquisition and face challenges with medication adherence, indicating a need for tailored educational interventions.
- Nurses are well-positioned to facilitate this multifaceted educational process due to their frequent patient interactions.
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Abstract
Nurses should teach patients with chronic diseases how to manage their disease. While providing patient education is consistently considered a vital nursing intervention for patients with chronic diseases, what chronic patients expect from educational support is unclear. This study aimed to define educational support and identify its key elements as perceived by chronic Iranian patients and nurses’ perspectives. The participants with at least one chronic disease were selected through purposive sampling at the community level, focusing on health centers and clinics. The study was conducted in Yazd city, Iran, between October 2023 and August 2024. Eighteen participants were included. Semistructured interviews were conducted. A conventional inductive content analysis approach was used to analyze the data. Three themes emerged from the data: (1) the need for self-management, encompassing coping strategies and self-care behaviors; (2) the need for others, including the desire for family companionship, maintaining independence, and addressing feelings of helplessness; and (3) the need for education, encompassing knowledge acquisition, information seeking, and challenges related to medication adherence. The findings suggest that chronic patients’ educational support is a person-centered and multifaceted educational process that supports patients in meeting their needs. Nurses can play an important role in facilitating this process due to their extensive interaction with chronic patients.
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