Background & Aims: Heart failure is a growing problem that impairs life. Due to difficulties in patients with heart failure, use of BASNEF model to improve the conditions and extend the life of these patients by changing unhealthy lifestyle is necessary for patients with heart failure. This study aimed to determine effect of education based on BASNEF model on attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral intention and enabling factors regarding healthy lifestyle in patients with heart failure Materials & Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 30 patients with heart failure were enrolled convenience. BASNEF structured questionnaires completed by samples pre and post intervention. After dividing the patients into three groups of 10 people, six sessions for each small group Using direct (lectures and peer education) and indirect (educational pamphlet) methods was conducted. The results were analyzed by paired sample T-Test. Results:  Paired t-test showed that the mean scores of attitude, subjective norms, behavioral intention and enabling factors related to healthy lifestyle before and after the intervention, had statistically significant difference (p=0.0001). Conclusion: Implementation of the BASNEF model on the heart failure patients is practically possible and with improving attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral intention and enabling factors, it can improve healthy lifestyle. Accordingly, educating the heart failure patients on this model is recommended.

Keywords: Lifestyle, Heart Failure, BASNEF model

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