Abstract: Objective: To explore the effect of application of LEARNS Model in health education for outpatients with Heart Failure. Methods: Totally 100 outpatients with heart failure were randomly divided into intervention group and control group using random number table from June 2019 to October 2020. The intervention group consisted of 50 cases and control group consisted of 50 cases. The nursing intervention lasted 3 months. The intervention group received health education based on LEARNS Model, while the control group received routine health education during outpatient follow-up. The Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test-V2 (AHFKT-V2), the European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale (EHFScBS) were applied and heart failure related indicators were evaluated at the beginning and end of nursing intervention respectively. Results: At the end of intervention, the scores of AHFKT-V2, EHFScBS and B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). The number of NYHA I of the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Health education based on LEARNS Model can significantly improve the disease-related knowledge, self-care behavior, NYHA grade and BNP of outpatients with heart failure.

Key words: LEARNS Model; Heart Failure; follow-up; health education