Self-Care in Heart Failure Inpatients: What Is the Role of Gender and Pathophysiological Characteristics? A Cross-Sectional Multicentre Study
| Autor: | Ivo Lopes, Eugénia Mendes, André Novo, Leonel Preto, Fidel López-Espuela, Tânia Mendes, Luís Manuel Mota Sousa, Bárbara Gomes, Patrícia Lopes, Bruno Miguel Delgado |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Activities of daily living Leadership and Management lcsh:Medicine heart failure physical activity Health Informatics Heart failure Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Article 03 medical and health sciences Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Quality of life gender medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Ejection fraction business.industry Physical activity Health Policy lcsh:R Gender medicine.disease self-care behaviour Pathophysiology Emergency medicine Self care nursing care business Self-care behaviour |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP Healthcare Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 434, p 434 (2021) Volume 9 Issue 4 |
| Popis: | Heart failure is often characterised by low exercise capacity and a great impairment of performance in the activities of daily living. The correct management of the disease can prevent the worsening of symptoms and promote a better quality of life. The aims of this study are to understand the relationship of gender and pathophysiological characteristics with self-care behaviour and to evaluate the self-care behaviour in a sample of Portuguese heart failure inpatients, using the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI). A cross-sectional multicentre study enrolling 225 heart failure inpatients from eight hospitals from Portugal was performed. At admission, each patient’s functional capacity was evaluated as well as their self-care behaviour, using the SCHFI Portuguese v6.2. A comparison between self-care behaviour with gender was performed. The patients’ mean age was 68.4 ± 10.7 years old, 68% were male and 82.3% had reduced ejection fraction. A mean value of 47.9, 35.6 and 38.8 points was found in the SCHFI score of the sections self-care maintenance, self-care management and self-care confidence, respectively. Heart failure inpatients present inadequate levels of self-care behaviour. The results do not suggest a relationship between gender and pathophysiological characteristics with self-care behaviour. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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