Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics
Objectives: to analyze treatment adherence in heart failure (HF) patients followed up by the nursing staff at specialized clinics and its association with patients' characteristics such as number of previous appointments, family structure, and comorbidities.Methods: a cross-sectional study was...
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| author | Andressa Freitas da Silva Ana Carla Dantas Cavalcanti Mauricio Malta Cristina Silva Arruda Thamires Gandin Adriana da Fé Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva |
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| description | Objectives: to analyze treatment adherence in heart failure (HF) patients followed up by the nursing staff at specialized clinics and its association with patients' characteristics such as number of previous appointments, family structure, and comorbidities.Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted at two reference clinics for the treatment of HF patients (center 1 and center 2). Data were obtained using a 10-item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0 to 26 points; adherence was considered adequate if the score was ≥ 18 points, or 70% of adherence.Results: a total of 340 patients were included. Mean adherence score was 16 (±4) points. Additionally, 124 (36.5%) patients showed an adherence rate ≥ 70%. It was demonstrated that patients who lived with their family had higher adherence scores, that three or more previous nursing appointments was significantly associated with higher adherence (p<0.001), and that hypertension was associated with low adherence (p=0.023).Conclusions: treatment adherence was considered satisfactory in less than a half of the patients followed up at the two clinics specialized in HF. Living with the family and attending to a great number of nursing appointments improved adherence, while the presence of hypertension led to worse adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f820d8009d542e49fedd02fa09674702022-12-22T01:26:23ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452015-10-0123588889410.1590/0104-1169.0268.2628S0104-11692015000500888Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinicsAndressa Freitas da SilvaAna Carla Dantas CavalcantiMauricio MaltaCristina Silva ArrudaThamires GandinAdriana da FéEneida Rejane Rabelo-SilvaObjectives: to analyze treatment adherence in heart failure (HF) patients followed up by the nursing staff at specialized clinics and its association with patients' characteristics such as number of previous appointments, family structure, and comorbidities.Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted at two reference clinics for the treatment of HF patients (center 1 and center 2). Data were obtained using a 10-item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0 to 26 points; adherence was considered adequate if the score was ≥ 18 points, or 70% of adherence.Results: a total of 340 patients were included. Mean adherence score was 16 (±4) points. Additionally, 124 (36.5%) patients showed an adherence rate ≥ 70%. It was demonstrated that patients who lived with their family had higher adherence scores, that three or more previous nursing appointments was significantly associated with higher adherence (p<0.001), and that hypertension was associated with low adherence (p=0.023).Conclusions: treatment adherence was considered satisfactory in less than a half of the patients followed up at the two clinics specialized in HF. Living with the family and attending to a great number of nursing appointments improved adherence, while the presence of hypertension led to worse adherence.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000500888&lng=en&tlng=enInsuficiencia CardíacaEnfermeríaCooperación del Paciente |
| spellingShingle | Andressa Freitas da Silva Ana Carla Dantas Cavalcanti Mauricio Malta Cristina Silva Arruda Thamires Gandin Adriana da Fé Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Insuficiencia Cardíaca Enfermería Cooperación del Paciente |
| title | Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics |
| title_full | Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics |
| title_fullStr | Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics |
| title_short | Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics |
| title_sort | treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics |
| topic | Insuficiencia Cardíaca Enfermería Cooperación del Paciente |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000500888&lng=en&tlng=en |
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