ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
The objective in this study was to characterize the clinical and sociodemographic profile of heart failure patients and to describe the self-care behavior. Descriptive and cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample of 57 cardiology nursing patients at a public hospital in Recife, Brazil,...
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| description | The objective in this study was to characterize the clinical and sociodemographic profile of heart failure patients and to describe the self-care behavior. Descriptive and cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample of 57 cardiology nursing patients at a public hospital in Recife, Brazil, between May and September 2016. The self-care was assessed by means of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 6.2, Brazilian version. The participants’ mean age was 62.9 years; 31 (54.4%) men; 36 (63.2%) literate; 26 (45.6%) suffering from hypertensive etiology and 30 (52.6%) in functional class III. The mean scores for the subscales indicated inappropriate self-care (self-care maintenance: 43.3; self-care management: 37.5 and confidence in self-care: 54.3). Higher scores were associated with education, with literate participants obtaining a mean score of 61 points (p=0.002). Investments are needed to improve self-care and nursing can play a relevant role in this improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c16a15ee80964a358cab672bb2399ea32022-12-21T17:23:47ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332017-09-01223e51082http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.51082ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTSJuliana MedeirosCarolina de Araújo MedeirosThe objective in this study was to characterize the clinical and sociodemographic profile of heart failure patients and to describe the self-care behavior. Descriptive and cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample of 57 cardiology nursing patients at a public hospital in Recife, Brazil, between May and September 2016. The self-care was assessed by means of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 6.2, Brazilian version. The participants’ mean age was 62.9 years; 31 (54.4%) men; 36 (63.2%) literate; 26 (45.6%) suffering from hypertensive etiology and 30 (52.6%) in functional class III. The mean scores for the subscales indicated inappropriate self-care (self-care maintenance: 43.3; self-care management: 37.5 and confidence in self-care: 54.3). Higher scores were associated with education, with literate participants obtaining a mean score of 61 points (p=0.002). Investments are needed to improve self-care and nursing can play a relevant role in this improvement.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.51082Self-careHeart failureCardiovascular nursingQuality of life: Chronic illness |
| spellingShingle | Juliana Medeiros Carolina de Araújo Medeiros ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS Cogitare Enfermagem Self-care Heart failure Cardiovascular nursing Quality of life: Chronic illness |
| title | ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS |
| title_full | ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS |
| title_fullStr | ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS |
| title_full_unstemmed | ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS |
| title_short | ASSESSMENT OF SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS |
| title_sort | assessment of self care in heart failure patients |
| topic | Self-care Heart failure Cardiovascular nursing Quality of life: Chronic illness |
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