Objective To explore the effects of home-based 6-minute walk test on self-management in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods Eighty-four patients who admitted for PCI in the past five years in Cardiovascular Medicine of Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University were recruited from the three major communities and were divided into intervention group and control group by random digits table method with 42 cases each. The intervention group had the home-based 6-minute walk test and monthly telephone follow-up while the control group was followed up by telephone and keep daily activities. Six months after the intervention,the changes of chronic disease self-management in-ventory were compared. Results There were significant differences the overall health self-assessment, fa-tigue,chest pain, time of aerobic exercise, the increase of self-efficacy between intervention group and control group[ (0.62±1.28) points vs. (0.20±1.71) points, (-0.84±3.27) points vs. (0.36±2.71) points, (0.04 ±3.56) points vs. (0.34 ±3.56) points, (30.47 ±123.29) min/week vs. (6.62 ±84.82) min/week, (0.42±3.01) points vs. (-0.29±2.94) points ], and there were significant differences, F=9.15, 7.42, 5.24, 3.91, 12.18, P<0.01. But there were no significant differences for other 9 aspects between two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions Home-based 6-minute walk test can be a simple self-assessment tool used at home for patients after PCI.

Objective To investigate the level about illness perception in patients with coronary heart disease. Methods From July to De-cember, 2015, 198 inpatients with coronary heart disease who were admitted into hospitals twice or more were enrolled. They were assessed with Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R). Results The score of common symptoms was (4.55±1.64). The symptoms, for exam-ple, chest pains, uncomfortable feeling in chest, cold sweat, flustered and breathlessness were most frequently experienced and most often identified. For the illness perception part, the scores on subscales of treatment control and consequences were higher than 3, which was the neutral point. For the cause dimension part, the highest scores was (3.38 ± 0.90) in diet or eating habits, followed by (3.38 ± 0.89) in aging. Among these factors, immune factors had the highest mean score, followed by stress factor. Conclusion The level of illness perception in pa-tients with coronary heart disease was in the middle level, and individual differences were obvious. The awareness of the disease and the in-tervention of the patient should be strengthened.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation intervention by using self-efficacy theory on patients with chronic stable heart failure, and to provide evidences for rehabilitation nursing of patients. Methods Using the method of randomized controlled studies, 132 patients with chronic stable heart failure from Nanshitou Street and Shayuan Street communities in Haizhu, Guangzhou, Guangdong were randomly divided into two groups according to the community's name. The patients in the intervention group received self-efficacy and education intervention while the control group received health education only. The patients' exercise self-efficacy scores and six minute walk distances were separately measured by exercise self-efficacy scale and six minute walk test before and after intervention. Results The scores of exercise self-efficacy and six minute walk distances increased more significantly in the intervention group than in the control group after intervention (P<0.01). Conclusion Self-efficacy and education intervention can effectively improve the exercise self-efficacy and six minute walk distance of patients with heart failure.